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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

Birthday

1890-01-09

Place of birth

Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Death day

1938-12-25