Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek

Karel Čapek

Known forWriting

GenderMale

BirthdayThu Jan 09 1890

DeathdaySun Dec 25 1938

Place of birthMalé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Also known asKarel Čapek, Карел Чапек

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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