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Jules Verne

Also known as Jules Gabriel Verne, Julius Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

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Jules Verne was a French writer who lived from 1828 to 1905 and is famous for pioneering science fiction stories that imagined advanced technologies and extraordinary adventures. His imaginative works have had a lasting influence on both literature and popular culture's vision of the future.

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Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Gabriel
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Nantes
Place of death: Amiens
Child: Michel Verne
Sibling: Paul Verne
Occupation: futurist
Educated at: University of Paris
Languages spoken: Esperanto
Native language: French
Religion: Catholicism
Award: Montyon Prize
Notable work: The Purchase of the North Pole
Field of work: drama
Genre: adventure fiction
Image: Félix Nadar 1820-1910 portraits Jules Verne.jpg

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end of work period: 1905-00-00
Commons category: Jules Verne
date of birth: 1828-02-08
date of death: 1905-03-24
topic's main category: Category:Jules Verne
Commons gallery: Jules Verne
cause of death: diabetes
Commons Creator page: Jules Verne
birth name: Jules Gabriel Verne
manner of death: natural causes
topic has template: Template:Jules Verne
member of: Société de Géographie
influenced by: Walter Scott
name in native language: Jules Verne
start of work period: 1850-00-00
writing language: French
has works in the collection: Memoria Chilena
list of works: Jules Verne bibliography
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Encyclopedic overview

Jules Gabriel Verne (/vɜːrn/ VURN, French: [ʒyl ɡabʁijɛl vɛʁn]; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.

His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His novels are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account contemporary scientific knowledge and the technological advances of the time.

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