Karel Čapek

Writing

Birthday	Jan 9, 1890 (48 years old)
Deathday	Dec 25, 1938
Place of birth	Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Gender	Male

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