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Jules Verne was a writer of science fiction. The Doctor referenced having had adventures with Verne on several occasions.
Biography
In 1858, when Amy Pond jokingly suggested to Eldritch Valdemar that she had read many of Verne's works, the Eleventh Doctor corrected her anachronism, noting that Verne had not published any of his works yet. (COMIC: The Screams of Death) By 1883, on the other hand, Jack Bannister was familiar with the works of "that French fellow, Verne", including his stories about "ships that could go to the Moon and back" as well as "balloons" and "boats that went underwater". (GAME: "Introduction Story" [+]Part of The Iytean Menace, Loading...{"namedep":"Introduction Story","1":"The Iytean Menace (game)"})
During his travels with Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet, the First Doctor mentioned having worked alongside Verne for many years. (PROSE: 64 Carlysle Street) The Tenth Doctor later recollected an adventure during which her and Verne encountered Silurians and a giant squid, which inspired Verne to write 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, although the Doctor convinced Jules to remove the Silurians from the story. (PROSE: Peacemaker) The Tenth Doctor also mentioned suggesting that Verne add more chrome to the Nautilus. (COMIC: Final Sacrifice)
Legacy
Captain Nemo and Robur, two of Verne's creations, existed in the Land of Fiction; they were part of the Sisyphean Society when the Master visited the Land, (COMIC: Character Assassin) and the Sixth Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon also encountered a version of Nemo's ship the Nautilus during an adventure in the Land. (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan)
As a child, Ian Chesterton loved the works of both Verne and H. G. Wells. Their stories inspired him to pursue a career in science. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)
When the Fifth Doctor discovered Richard Haliwell's journal and read from it, Turlough said that it sounded like something H.G. Wells or Jules Verne had written. (PROSE: Imperial Moon)
In 1942, Isabella Zemanova was familiar with Verne's works, even though she suspected they might be illegal under Joseph Stalin. (PROSE: The Beast of Stalingrad)
Cousin Justine compared a Sontaran Warship to something out of Jules Verne. (AUDIO: The Eleven Day Empire)
On the Silurian Earth, the Seventh Doctor told Chtorba that he thought that even Jules Verne couldn't have imagined a voyage as full of wonders as his journey by Silurian airship to Ophidian. (PROSE: Blood Heat)
The Eighth Doctor's TARDIS console room was compared to "something out of Jules Verne" by several people, including the Fourth Doctor, (AUDIO: The Light at the End) Charley Pollard, (AUDIO: The Stones of Venice) Sam Jones, (PROSE: Seeing I, Vanderdeken's Children, The Scarlet Empress) Fitz Kreiner (PROSE: The Blue Angel) and Nina Kellow. (PROSE: Rip Tide)
Behind the scenes
Verne was featured in the Doctor Who Annual 1970 feature Prophets of the Space Age, which stated that he was born in 1828.