
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