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Science, my lad, has been built upon many errors but they are errors which it was good to fall into, for they led to the truth.

Jules Verne

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Jules Verne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 8
Died: 1905
Died: March 24
Esperantist
Geographer
Librettist
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Playwright
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Science Fiction Writer
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Jules Gabriel Verne
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Savages!' he echoed, ironically. 'You set foot on one of the shores of this globe, professor, and you’re surprised to find savages? Where aren’t there savages? Besides, are they any worse than others, these whom you call savages?
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