Karel Čapek

Karel Čapek

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1890-01-09

  • Day of Death

    1938-12-25 (48 years old)

  • 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

Known For

Acting

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