Jules Verne

A life in dates

1. 8 February 1828: Born – Nantes, France
2. 1857: Marries Honorine – Paris, France, Marries Honorine de Viane Morel, a widow with two daughters.
3. 1864: Journey to the Centre of the Earth – Novel
4. 1865: From the Earth to the Moon – Novel
5. 1870: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas – Novel
6. 1871: Settles in Amiens – Amiens, France, Moves to the city that becomes his long-term home.
7. 1872: Around the World in Eighty Days – Novel
8. 1875: The Mysterious Island – Novel
9. 24 March 1905: Died – Amiens, France, Aged 77.