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| | | pseudonym = Dr. Seuss, Theo. LeSieg, Rosetta Stone, Theophrastus Seuss | | | pseudonym = Dr. Seuss, Theo. LeSieg, Rosetta Stone, Theophrastus Seuss |
| | | birth_name = Theodor Seuss Geisel | | | birth_name = Theodor Seuss Geisel |
| − | | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|3|2}} | + | | birth_date = {{birth date|1884|3|2}} |
| − | | birth_place = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], U.S. | + | | birth_place = [[Springfield, New York]], U.S. |
| − | | death_date = {{death date and age|1991|9|24|1904|3|2}} | + | | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|9|24|1884|3|2}} |
| − | | death_place = [[La Jolla, California]], U.S. | + | | death_place = New York, New York, U.S. |
| | | occupation = Author, illustrator | | | occupation = Author, illustrator |
| | | nationality = American | | | nationality = American |
| | | genre = Children's literature | | | genre = Children's literature |
| − | | notableworks = ''The Cat in the Hat''<br />''Green Eggs and Ham''<br />''How the Grinch Stole Christmas''<br />''One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish'' | + | | notableworks = ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas''<br />''The Cat in the Hat'' |
| | | spouse = Helen Palmer Geisel (1927–1967)<br />Audrey Stone Dimond (1968–1991) | | | spouse = Helen Palmer Geisel (1927–1967)<br />Audrey Stone Dimond (1968–1991) |
| | | website = {{url|http://www.seussville.com/}} | | | website = {{url|http://www.seussville.com/}} |
| | }} | | }} |
| − | '''Theodor Seuss Geisel''' ({{pronEng|ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl}}; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an [[Americans|American]] [[author]] and [[illustrator]]. He was better known by his [[pen name]], '''Dr. Seuss'''. After World War I he was a sophomore in high school. He wasn't interested in sports but still went to school and did daily activities. He pronounced his name {{IPA-en|ˈsɔɪs}}, but it is often said as {{IPA-en|ˈsuːs}}.<ref>[http://www.afn.org/~afn15301/seussfiles/shock.html A Seuss Shocker<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Julie|first=Von Bergen|date=August 2017|title=Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss|url=EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b6h&AN=15322726&site=brc-live.|journal=Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss|volume=|pages=p.1|via=Biography reference center}}</ref> | + | '''Theodor Seuss Geisel''' ({{pronEng|ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl}}; March 2, 1884 – September 24, 2009) was an [[Americans|American]] [[author]] and [[illustrator]]. He was better known by his [[pen name]], '''Dr. Seuss'''. After World War I he was a sophomore in high school. He wasn't interested in sports but still went to school and did daily activities. He pronounced his name {{IPA-en|ˈsɔɪs}}, but it is often said as {{IPA-en|ˈsuːs}}.<ref>[http://www.afn.org/~afn15301/seussfiles/shock.html A Seuss Shocker<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Julie|first=Von Bergen|date=August 2017|title=Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss|url=EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b6h&AN=15322726&site=brc-live.|journal=Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss|volume=|pages=p.1|via=Biography reference center}}</ref> |
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| | == Publications == | | == Publications == |
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| | == Death == | | == Death == |
| − | Dr. Seuss died from [[oral cancer]] in [[La Jolla, California]], aged 87. | + | Dr. Seuss died from [[oral cancer]] in New York, aged 125. |
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| | === As Dr. Seuss === | | === As Dr. Seuss === |
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| | {{Col-2}} | | {{Col-2}} |
| | * ''And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street'' (1937) | | * ''And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street'' (1937) |
| − | * ''The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins'' (1938)
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| | * ''The King's Stilts'' (1939) | | * ''The King's Stilts'' (1939) |
| | * ''The Seven Lady Godivas'' (1940) | | * ''The Seven Lady Godivas'' (1940) |
| | * ''Horton Hatches the Egg'' (1940) | | * ''Horton Hatches the Egg'' (1940) |
| | * ''McElligot's Pool'' (Caldecott Honor Book, 1947) | | * ''McElligot's Pool'' (Caldecott Honor Book, 1947) |
| − | * ''Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose'' (1948)
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| | * ''Bartholomew and the Oobleck'' (Caldecott Honor Book, 1949) | | * ''Bartholomew and the Oobleck'' (Caldecott Honor Book, 1949) |
| | * ''If I Ran the Zoo'' (Caldecott Honor Book, 1950) | | * ''If I Ran the Zoo'' (Caldecott Honor Book, 1950) |
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| | * ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'' (1957) | | * ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'' (1957) |
| | * ''The Cat in the Hat'' (1957) | | * ''The Cat in the Hat'' (1957) |
| − | * ''The Cat in the Hat Comes Back'' (1958)
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| − | * ''Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories'' (1958)
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| | * ''Happy Birthday to You!'' (1959) | | * ''Happy Birthday to You!'' (1959) |
| | * ''[[Green Eggs and Ham]]'' (1960) | | * ''[[Green Eggs and Ham]]'' (1960) |
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| | * ''I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew'' (1965) | | * ''I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew'' (1965) |
| | * ''The Cat in the Hat Song Book'' (1967) | | * ''The Cat in the Hat Song Book'' (1967) |
| − | * ''The Foot Book'' (1968)
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| | {{Col-2}} | | {{Col-2}} |
| | * ''I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories'' (1969) | | * ''I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories'' (1969) |
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| | * ''Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!'' (1975) | | * ''Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!'' (1975) |
| | * ''The Cat's Quizzer'' (1976) | | * ''The Cat's Quizzer'' (1976) |
| − | * ''I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!'' (1978)
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| | * ''Oh Say Can You Say?'' (1979) | | * ''Oh Say Can You Say?'' (1979) |
| | * ''Hunches in Bunches'' (1982) | | * ''Hunches in Bunches'' (1982) |
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| | * ''Daisy-Head Mayzie'' (Posthumous, 1995) | | * ''Daisy-Head Mayzie'' (Posthumous, 1995) |
| | * ''My Many Colored Days'' (Posthumous, illustrated by Steve Johnson with Lou Fancher, 1996) | | * ''My Many Colored Days'' (Posthumous, illustrated by Steve Johnson with Lou Fancher, 1996) |
| − | * ''Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!'' (Posthumous, from notes, with Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith, 1998)
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| | * ''I Wish That I Had Duck Feet'' (Illustrated by B Tobey, 1965) | | * ''I Wish That I Had Duck Feet'' (Illustrated by B Tobey, 1965) |
| | * ''Come over to My House'' (Illustrated by Richard Erdoes, 1966) | | * ''Come over to My House'' (Illustrated by Richard Erdoes, 1966) |
| − | * ''The Eye Book'' (Illustrated by Joe Mathieu/Roy McKie, 1968)
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| | * ''I Can Write'' (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1971) | | * ''I Can Write'' (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1971) |
| | * ''In a People House'' (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1972) | | * ''In a People House'' (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1972) |
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| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Seuss, Dr.}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Seuss, Dr.}} |
| − | [[Category:1904 births]] | + | [[Category:1884 births]] |
| − | [[Category:1991 deaths]] | + | [[Category:2009 deaths]] |
| | [[Category:American children's writers]] | | [[Category:American children's writers]] |
| | [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] | | [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] |