Karel Čapek

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

Personal information

Known for: Writing

Gender: Male

Date of birth: 09/01/1890

Date of death: 25/12/1938

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

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