Josef Čapek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Čapek

Czech painter and writer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1887

Place of Birth: Hronov, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1945

Profession: photographer, writer, playwright, translator, illustrator, painter, journalist, art critic, art theorist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Josef Capek (Czech pronunciation: ['joz?f 't?ap?k]; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet.
He invented the word robot, which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Capek.