Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel ( born March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts, † September 24, 1991 in La Jolla, California ), known as Dr. Seuss ( / su: s /) was an American children's book author and cartoonist, in Europe best known as the inventor of the christmas -hating Grinch. Geisel also wrote under the pseudonyms Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone.

Life

Hostage, the son of a German -born father, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and attended until 1925 Dartmouth College. Then he studied at Lincoln College, Oxford University with a major in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer know, who became his wife in 1927.

After returning to the U.S., he wrote and drew for the magazine Judge and was the passage of time Has the author of numerous illustrated children's books such as The Cat in the under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas and known. Reason for its success was mainly his Beginner Books that live on less than 250 different words, but awaken with meaningful and imaginative illustrations and short, fresh lyrics the interest of young readers. The first work of this series was in 1957, The Cat in the Hat, which was commissioned by the two publishers Houghton Mifflin and Random House with the intention of bringing out a book for beginning readers that are not under challenge their imagination, and so to enter the world of reading exciting 'm doing. Many other Beginner Books like One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish followed. Also, for those days by his very liberal political views and their expression in his artistic work made ​​the reclusive hostage headlines.

Other works have included Fox in Socks, Oh, the Places You'll Go and Horton Hatches the Egg. He has written more than 40 books and is one of the most read children's book authors of the English-speaking world. For his great services to children's literature in 1980, he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association.

One year after the suicide of his first wife, Helen, on October 23, 1967 married his second wife Audrey Geisel. He died on 24 September 1991 after a long illness.

Films (selection)

Others

• Seussical - The Musical! - In the musical " Seussical " contact Dr. Seuss' most beloved characters such as Horton, the elephant, and of course, The Cat In The Hat on. While not written even by Dr. Seuss, the cheerful musical but reached cult status and is often listed in American high schools. The Seussical is considered a " Tribute to Dr. Seuss ."
• According to him, the hostage - library of the University of California, San Diego was named.
• In the same post- delivery area and the Austrian scientist Hans E. Suess, sometimes leading to confusion lived.