Jules Verne

Birth Name:

Jules Gabriel Verne

Birth Place:

Loire-Atlantique, France

Profession

Writer

Was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999
Before becoming a writer, he studied as a law student
Is best known for his work creating adventure novels, including "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Around the World in Eighty Days․"
Moved to Paris at the start of the French Revolution of 1848
Was heavily inspired by the literary works of Victor Hugo
While writing, he found work as a stockbroker in the city of Amiens
Would research his books at teh Bibliotheque nationale de France

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