Karel Capek Elementary school - Prague, Czech Republic - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

The place
Elementary school for 540 pupils with extended teaching of mathematics, natural sciences and informatics.
The Elementary school is located in Prague-Vrsovice District. It is a four-storey building.



Plaque Inscription:
Základní škola
Karla Capka




The Person
Karel Capek (9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his 1936 novel War with the Newts and 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word robot.[ He also wrote many politically charged works dealing with the social turmoil of his time. Influenced by American pragmatic liberalism, he campaigned in favor of free expression and strongly opposed the rise of both fascism and communism in Europe.

Though nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times, Capek never won it.

Capek died on the brink of World War II as the result of a lifelong medical condition, but his legacy as a literary figure became well established after the war.

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Year it was dedicated: 2009 Location of Coordinates: Elementary school Related Web address (if available): [Web Link] Type of place/structure you are waymarking: building

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/22/2023 MTFK.papua visited it