Karel Čapek

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Born on January 09, 1890 (135 years old)

Passed Away on December 25, 1938

From Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Known for Writing

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

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