Jules Verne was born on 8 February 1828 in Nantes. A French novelist born in Nantes, Verne became one of the pioneers of science fiction with his series of adventure novels called the Voyages extraordinaires. Working with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, he combined geography, technology and scientific speculation in books such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and Around the World in Eighty Days. He imagined submarines, space travel and other inventions long before they were realized. His works have been translated into more languages than those of almost any other author, and they have inspired many films and later writers.
Before and after
- 1828Discovery of thorium
- 1828Construction of Egyptian Museum of Berlin
- from 1828 to 1829Ninth Russo-Turkish War
- 1828Rise of Brahmo Samaj
- 8 February 1828Birth of Jules Verne
- 10 February 1828Treaty of Turkmenchay
- 20 March 1828Birth of Henrik Ibsen
- 16 April 1828Death of Francisco Goya
- 8 May 1828Birth of Henry Dunant
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1792Publication of La Marseillaise
- 7 May 1824Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres
- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 26 November 1865Publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
- from 1886 to 1905Rise of Post-impressionism
The era
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