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Biography: Dr. Seuss

By ahweeson
  • Date of Birth.

    Date of Birth.

    Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birth was on March 2nd of 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
  • Editor in Chief.

    Editor in Chief.

    At the time of 1922, he went away from home to go to Dartmouth College, where he came to be the editor in chief of its humor magazine, Jack-O-Lantern.
  • Marriage.

    Marriage.

    Whereas at Oxford, he came across his destined wife, Helen Palmer, whom he betrothed in 1927.
  • First Children's Book.

    First Children's Book.

    During 1937, by the name of Dr. Seuss, he issued one of his first children’s book called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.
  • Spot in Children's Literature.

    Spot in Children's Literature.

    The Cat in the Hat was issued in 1957 and stuck Geisel’s spot in children’s literature.
  • Top Sellers.

    Top Sellers.

    Afterwards, in 1957, arriving was his favorite of top sellers, involving How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
  • Top Sellers.

    Top Sellers.

    In 1960, another top seller was issued called Green Eggs and Ham.
  • Date of Death.

    Date of Death.

    Dr. Seuss’s death was on September 24th of 1991, during the age of 87, in La Jolla, California.