Dr. Seuss
2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991
Dr. Seuss was the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel, an American children's author, illustrator and cartoonist. He published more than 60 books, including The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Green Eggs and Ham, written in distinctive anapestic verse with invented creatures. His work reshaped the beginning-reader book and earned him a special Pulitzer Prize citation in 1984.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Dr. Seuss.
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- J. R. D. Tata (1904–1993) Overlapped 87 years →
- Ba Jin (1904–2005) Overlapped 87 years →
- Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) Overlapped 87 years →
- Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997) Overlapped 87 years →
- Habib Bourguiba (1903–2000) Overlapped 87 years →
Life events
Born Theodor Seuss Geisel on 2 March 1904.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe edited the humour magazine Jack-O-Lantern and first used the pen name Seuss there.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThey met at Lincoln College, Oxford, and remained married until her death in 1967.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street appeared after being rejected by many publishers.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe worked in the First Motion Picture Unit under Frank Capra, writing animated training and propaganda films.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWritten with a restricted vocabulary list, it became a model for the beginning-reader book.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe book used only 50 different words, reportedly on a bet with his publisher.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThey remained married until his death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe citation recognised his contribution to the education and enjoyment of American children.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died at his home at the age of 87.
Source: en.wikipedia.org