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1828 – 1905Jules Verne (1828-1905)Died 24 March 1905, aged 77French author Jules Verne pioneered the science fiction genre with novels including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. His works anticipated technologies such as submarines and space travel decades before they existed. He remains one of the most translated authors in history.