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Jules Verne was born on Île Feydeau, Nantes, France. The first child of a bourgeois family
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At the age of 6 he was sent to a boarding school
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At the age of 8 he started studying at a Catholic school
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Verne entered another religious school, the Petit Séminaire de Saint-Donatien, as a lay student
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From 1844 to 1846, Verne and his brother were enrolled in the Lycée Royal (now the Lycée Georges-Clemenceau) in Nantes, where he studied for his Baccalauréat
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He took the baccalauréat at Rennes and received the grade "Fairly good"
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In 1847, Verne's father sent him to Paris, primarily to begin his studies in law school
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He met Alenxandre Dumas in a literary salon and became close friends with his son
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Although his mind was set in writing, he finished his law degree
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His father gave him an ultimatum, offering his very law practice in Nantes, which Jules refused
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Honorine de Viane Morel, a widow aged 26 with two young children, was the sister-in-law of a Nantes friend of his
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His wife gave birth to their only biological son, Michel, while Verne was travelling
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Pierre-Jules Hetzel was the publisher of Balzac, Aurore Dupin (George Sand) and Victor Hugo among others.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon was a Roman de la Science inspired by his "love for maps and the great explorers of the world". It was the story of a trip across Africa
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth deals with uncle Otto's and nephew Axel's three-month journey to the centre of the Earth and back
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Novel about a club of American weapons enthusiasts try to build a "rocket" to launch 3 people to land on the Moon
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Story of a British expedition to the North Pole led by Captain Hatteras
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Novel about Captain Nemo's adventures aboard the Nautilus
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Novel about the adventures of Phileas Fogg and in his attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 20.000 pounds wager
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He was shot in the leg by his 25-year-old nephew and he was left with a premanent limp for the rest of his life
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He was elected town councilor of Amiens, where he served for fifteen years
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Ill with diabetes, Verne died at his home in Amiens
