When is Karel Čapek's birthday?

Karel Čapek's birthday is January 9. He was born on January 9, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice, Czech Republic.

How old was Karel Čapek when he died?

Karel Čapek died on December 25, 1938, aged 48.

Who shares a birthday with Karel Čapek?

Famous people who share Karel Čapek's January 9 birthday include Richard Nixon, Simone de Beauvoir, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Husayn ibn Ali and Joan Baez.

Literature · Art · Philosophy · 1890–1938

Karel Čapek — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 9 January 1890 · Died: 25 December 1938 · Age: 48

Czech writer whose 1920 play R.U.R. introduced the word robot, and author of the satire War with the Newts

Did you know?Although he popularised the term robot in his writing, he credited his brother Josef with actually inventing the word.

Quick facts

Date of birth9 January 1890
Date of death25 December 1938
Age at death48
Cause of deathPneumonia
NationalityCzech
BirthplaceMalé Svatoňovice, Czech Republic
Occupationtranslator, novelist, director

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Karel Čapek gave the world the word "robot". He was one of the leading Czech writers between the two world wars, a novelist, playwright and journalist. His 1920 play R.U.R. imagined artificial workers who rise up against their human makers. His brother Josef suggested the name, from the Czech word for forced labour. His novel War with the Newts satirised fascism and greed. He was a close friend of President Tomáš Masaryk and recorded long conversations with him. He openly opposed Hitler. He died of pneumonia months after the Munich Agreement.

Karel Čapek (Czech:; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel War with the Newts (1936) and play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920), which introduced the word robot.

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Karel Čapek: The Writer Who Invented the Word Robot

Czech writer, 1890–1938

Karel Čapek was born in Malé Svatoňovice on 9 January 1890.

His play R.U.R. introduced the word robot in 1920.

He wrote the satirical novel War with the Newts.

He died in Prague on 25 December 1938, aged 48.

Career highlights

1920R.U.R.: play written
1921R.U.R. premiere: Prague
1922The Makropulos Affair: play
1928Talks with Masaryk: first volume
1936War with the Newts: novel

Did you know?His brother Josef, who coined the word robot, died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.

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Age at death: 48
Years since death: 87

Family

Father: Antonín Čapek
Spouse: Olga Scheinpflugová

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When is Karel Čapek's birthday?: Karel Čapek's birthday is January 9. He was born on January 9, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice, Czech Republic.
How old was Karel Čapek when he died?: Karel Čapek died on December 25, 1938, aged 48.
Who shares a birthday with Karel Čapek?: Famous people who share Karel Čapek's January 9 birthday include Richard Nixon, Simone de Beauvoir, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Husayn ibn Ali and Joan Baez.

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