Karel Čapek
Born
January 9, 1890
Died
December 25, 1938 (48 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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