Theodor Seuss Geisel ( March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) otherwise known under the pen name Dr. Seuss was as an American writer and illustrator best known for authoring popular children’s book.
He published his first children's book "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" in 1937. He adopted other pen names such as : Theo LeSieg, Rosetta Stone, Theophrastus Seuss.
He focused on children's books, writing classics such as If I Ran the Zoo (1950), Horton Hears a Who! (1955), If I Ran the Circus (1956), The Cat in the Hat(1957), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), and Green Eggs and Ham (1960) with some of his works being adapted into movies.
Geisel's birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association.
Dr. Seuss never had any child of his own though he devoted most of his life to writing children's books. He would say when asked about this, "You have 'em; I'll entertain 'em.".
On September 24 1991, Dr. Seuss died of oral cancer at his home in La Jolla at the age of 87. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered. On December 1, 1995, four years after his death, University of California, San Diego's University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in his honour for the generous contributions made to the library by himself and wife and their devotion to improving literacy.
In 2002, the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden opened in his birthplace of Springfield, Massachusetts, featuring sculptures of Geisel and of many of his characters.
He won many awards due to the nature of what he did and was widely recognized even till today he’s still being talked about.
Happy post-humous birthday Dr. Seuss.
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