Karel Čapek

Known for Writing

Karel Čapek's portrait

Details

Birthday: January 09, 1890

Deathday: December 25, 1938

Place of birth: Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Biography

Karel Čapek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century. He had multiple roles throughout his career, including playwright, dramatist, essayist, publisher, literary reviewer, photographer and art critic. Nonetheless, he is best known for his science fiction including his novel War with the Newts and the play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word robot

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