Historical FigureMaleCZ
Josef Čapek
1887 – 1945
About this person
Czech painter and writer (1887–1945)
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 23, 1887
Hronov
Date of death
February 28, 1945
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Citizenship
Czechoslovakia · Austria–Hungary
Occupations & fields
translatorpainterphotographerplaywrightjournalistwriter
Awards & honours
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class
Notable works
The Fateful Game of LoveZářivé hlubinyKrakonošova zahradaPictures from the Insects' LifeStín kapradinyAdam Stvořitel
- Field and occupation
- český spisovateľ a maliar
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