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Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod
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Born (1860-02-21)February 21, 1860
Domažlice, Czechoslovakia
Died November 3, 1927(1927-11-03) (aged 67)
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈmacɛj ˈtʃapɛk ˈxot]; February 21, 1860 in Domažlice – November 3, 1927 in Prague) was a Czech naturalistic writer and a journalist.

In 1879 he graduated at the gymnasium in Domažlice. He was a long-term cooperator of the Národní listy journal, and after Karel Čapek began to work in the editorial office (in 1918), Čapek accepted the nickname "Chod".



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