Karel Čapek

Birthday: 1/9/1890
Deathday: 12/25/1938
Place of birth: Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Fame for: Writing
Also known as: 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