Josef Čapek

1887 - 1945

country of citizenship: Czechoslovakia, Austria-Hungary

languages spoken, written or signed: Czech

educated at: Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Académie Colarossi

occupation: translator, painter, photographer, playwright, journalist, writer, illustrator, art critic, art theorist, scenographer, graphic artist

award received: Recipient of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class

Josef Čapek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈtʃapɛk]; 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 Čapek. Source: Wikipedia (en)