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Sep 26, 1991 · Reporting from San Diego — SAN DIEGO — Theodor (Ted) Geisel, whose whimsical, humorous books written under the pen name of Dr. Seuss confounded the literary establishment but entertained ...
Childhood & Early Life. Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel on 2 March 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, to Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta (née Seuss). His paternal and maternal grandparents were German immigrants. His father was a successful brewmaster who later took to managing the public park system.
Theodor Robert Geisel was the father of Dr. Seuss. The son of German immigrants, Theodor Robert managed the family brewery and supervised the public park system in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1931-1960, including the Forest Park Zoo . Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Theodor Robert Geisel was the father ...
Theodor Seuss Geisel ( / suːs ˈɡaɪzəl, zɔɪs -/ ⓘ sooss GHY-zəl, zoyss -. . ; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American children's author and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss ( / suːs, zuːs / sooss, zooss ). His work includes many of the most ...
Nettie with daughter Margaretha Christine, known as Marnie, circa 1905. Margaretha Christine Geisel was the first child born to Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta (Nettie) Seuss Geisel. She was named after Nettie’s mother, Margaretha Greim, and Theodor’s mother, Christine Schmaelzle, but the family affectionately called her Marnie.
Sep 24, 1991 · Theodor Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father owned a brewery until the onset of Prohibition, a time in the 1920s when buying and selling alcohol was made illegal. Geisel's father then took a job as superintendent of city parks, which included the local zoo.
Sep 26, 1991 · Seuss--whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel--died at home with his family. Seuss wrote and illustrated 47 books and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for his contribution to children's literature.
