there were no gas chambers at bergen-belsen, since the mass killings took place in the camps further east. nevertheless, current estimates put the number of deaths at belsen at more than 50,000 jews, czechs, poles, anti-nazi christians, homosexuals, and roma and sinti (gypsies). among them was czech painter and writer josef čapek (estimated to be in april 1945). he had coined the word "robot", popularised by his brother karel čapek.