Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne was a French science fiction and adventure author born in the port city of Nantes in Brittany, France on February 8th, 1828. Often regarded as the "Father of Science Fiction", he is best known for his literary works such as such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated individual author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have also been made into films.