Karel Čapek
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a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920), which introduced the word robot.
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Born
9 January 1890 Malé Svatoňovice, Austria-Hungary
Died
25 December 1938 (aged 48) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality
Czech
Alma mater
Charles University in Prague
Occupation
Novelist, dramatist, journalist, theorist
adultbasic
Czech
era
1800+
Genre
Science fiction, Fairy tales, Political satire
Notable awards
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (in memoriam)
Notable works
R.U.R Válka s mloky ( War with the Newts ) Bílá nemoc ( The White Disease ) Továrna na absolutno ( The Absolute at Large ) Krakatit
Pen name
K. Č., B. Č.
Relatives
Josef Čapek (brother) Helena Čapková (sister)
Spouse
Olga Scheinpflugová