Writing
Karel Čapek
- Born
- Jan 9, 1890 · Aged 48
- Died
- Dec 25, 1938
- Place of birth
- Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (2)
- Karel 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
