Jules Verne was a famous French writer born in 1828 in Nantes, France. He studied law in Paris but preferred writing books, going on to create the genre of science fiction. Some of his most famous works predicted modern inventions like submarines and helicopters. He wrote extensively about science, Earth, and space. Jules Verne died in 1905 in Amiens, France at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most influential science fiction authors.