Karel Čapek
Writing • Born 1890-01-09 – Died 1938-12-25
Writing1Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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
