Karel Čapek
Writing
January 9, 1890
Died at age 48
December 25, 1938
Date of Death
Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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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