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Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek was born on January 9, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice and died on December 25, 1938, aged 48.
Born
January 9, 1890
Karel Čapek died aged 48.
Died: December 25, 1938
Source:
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Czech National Authority Database
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.
- Birthplace
- Malé Svatoňovice
- Professions
- photographer, illustrator, literary critic, science fiction writer, feuilletonist, playwright, novelist, traveler, painter, satirical novelist, philosopher, poet, children's writer, dramaturge, writer, journalist, essayist, draftsperson, director, translator
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania, Czechoslovakia
More about Karel Čapek
- Zodiac sign
- Capricorn
- Pseudonyms
- Karel Vašek, K. Č., B. Č., Karel Plocek
Family
- Sibling
- Josef Čapek
- Spouse
- Olga Scheinpflugová
All birth date sources
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- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Czech National Authority Database
- Munzinger Personen
- Proleksis Encyclopedia
- Česká divadelní encyklopedie
- Students of the Universities of Prague 1882–1945
- The Fine Art Archive Db
- regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove
- Find a Grave
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno
- BnF authorities
- SNAC
- Internet Broadway Database
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Le Delarge
- regional database of the Research Library in Hradec Králové
- NooSFere
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Karel Čapek when they died?
Karel Čapek died aged 48.
When is Karel Čapek’s birthday?
Karel Čapek’s recorded birthday is January 9.
Where was Karel Čapek born?
Karel Čapek was born in Malé Svatoňovice.
When did Karel Čapek die?
Karel Čapek died on December 25, 1938.