WRITER

Michel Verne

1861 - 1925

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Michel Jean Pierre Verne (3 August 1861 – 5 March 1925) was a French novelist and editor, who was the son of Jules Verne. He was best known for his adventure novels, which included The Lighthouse at the End of the World (1905), The Golden Volcano (1906), and The Thompson Travel Agency (1907). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Verne is the 1,226th most popular writer (up from 1,303rd in 2019), the 1,395th most popular biography from France (up from 1,488th in 2019) and the 176th most popular French Writer.

Michel Verne is most famous for his novels "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel Verne ranks 1,226 out of 7,302Before him are Cornelius Gallus, Robert Sheckley, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Hristo Botev, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, and Léo Taxil. After him are Herrad of Landsberg, Laura Marx, Alexander Griboyedov, Karim Findi, Pierre de Marivaux, and Egill Skallagrímsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Michel Verne ranks 35Before him are William Bateson, Anton Arensky, István Tisza, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Ranavalona III, and Armando Diaz. After him are Pierre Duhem, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Henry Gantt, M. Visvesvaraya, Walter Simons, and Luigi Facta. Among people deceased in 1925, Michel Verne ranks 48Before him are Fritz Haarmann, August von Wassermann, Moritz Moszkowski, Antti Aarne, Boris Savinkov, and Clément Ader. After him are Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Hidesaburō Ueno, Nariman Narimanov, Cyril Genik, Vincenzo Peruggia, and Thomas R. Marshall.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Verne ranks 1,395 out of 6,770Before him are Cléo de Mérode (1875), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Léo Taxil (1854), Benedict of Aniane (750), Michel de Certeau (1925), and Ernest Gellner (1925). After him are Amandus (600), Pierre Duhem (1861), Arnulf of Metz (582), Pierre de Marivaux (1688), Magnentius (303), and Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Michel Verne ranks 176Before him are Comtessa de Dia (1175), Jean de Joinville (1224), Michel Butor (1926), Monique Wittig (1935), Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), and Léo Taxil (1854). After him are Pierre de Marivaux (1688), B. H. Liddell Hart (1895), Charles Péguy (1873), Léon Bloy (1846), Émile Gaboriau (1832), and Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893).