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Karel Čapek

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

January 9, 1890(48)

Day of Death

December 25, 1938

Place of Birth

Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Also Known As

Karel ČapekКарел Чапек

Karel Čapek

Writing

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