Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne (Feburary 9, 1829-March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He's best known for many of his stories which had been adapted by Disney to become films: In Search of the Castaways, Around the World in 80 Days and most famously because it's one of Walt Disney's masterpieces 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.