Karel Čapek

Czech writer (1890-1938).

Born January 9th, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vinohrady (pneumonia). [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, director, journalist, novelist, painter, philosopher, photographer, playwright, science fiction writer, translator, writer
Wikipedia

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe