What is Dr. Seuss?
{{Use mdy dates}} {{Infobox writer | name = Dr. Seuss | image = Ted Geisel NYWTS 2 crop.jpg | alt = Black and white image of Dr. Seuss smiling | caption = Dr. Seuss in 1957 | birth_name = Theodor Seuss Geisel | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|03|02}} | birth_place = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1991|09|24|1904|03|02}} | death_place = [[San Diego]], California, U.S. | pseudonym = {{cslist|<!-- Dr. Seuss -->|Theo LeSieg|Rosetta Stone}} | occupation = Writer, [[cartoonist]], [[animator]] | nationality = [[United States|American]] | education = {{plainlist| * [[Dartmouth College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]]) * [[Lincoln College, Oxford]]}} | genre = [[Children's literature]] | notableworks = {{plainlist| *''The Cat in the Hat'' *''Green Eggs and Ham'' *''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' *''One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish''}} | years_active = 1921–1991 | spouses = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Helen Palmer|1927|1967|end=died}} * {{marriage|Audrey Stone Dimond|1968}}}} | signature = Dr Seuss signature.svg | signature_alt = Dr. Seuss | website = {{url|http://www.seussville.com/}} }} '''Theodor Seuss Geisel''' ({{pronEng|ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl}}; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an [[Americans|American]] [[writer]] and [[cartoonist]] from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. He was better known by his [[pen name]], '''Dr. Seuss'''. After [[World War I]] he was a [[sophomore]] in high school. He was not interested in sports. 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=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b6h&AN=15322726&site=brc-live.|journal=Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss|volume=|pages=1|via=Biography reference center}}</ref> == Works == Geisel