The life of Theodor Seuss Geisel

Theodor Seuss Geisel is born in Springfield, Massachusetts

Mar 2, 1904

Massachusetts PictureBorn in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Dr. Seusses college years

Period: Sep 17, 1921 to Jun 17, 1925

Geisel attended Springfield's Classical High School, and entered Dartmouth College in fall 1921 as a member of the Class of 1925.(average guess of day)

Theodore Geisel took the name of Seuss

Period: Oct 23, 1922 to Jun 11, 1925

Theodore Geisel took the name of Seuss

Dr.seuss started to sell cartoons and magazines.

Apr 4, 1927

Image sourceDr.seuss started to sell cartoons and magazines.

Marrage of theodore Geisel and Helen Palmer

Nov 29, 1927

Theodore Geisel was married to Helen palmer until his affair with Audrey Stone Diamond when she ended up commiting suicide.

Horton Hears a Who

Aug 20, 1954

Horton Hears a Who</a> won Dr.Seuss the Lewis Carroll Shelf award in 1958 Image Source

Cat in the Hat

Mar 1, 1957

This story was also created on a vocabulary limit bet so it shows that Dr. Seuss is an amazing author. Image source More info

Green Eggs and Ham

Aug 12, 1960

This is one of Dr.Seuss's most favorite and most read books of all time it was made on a bet that he couldn't write a book with 50 words. More info Image Source

Death of his wife

Oct 23, 1967

Suffering from a long struggle with illnesses including cancer, as well as emotional pain over her husband's affair with Audrey Stone Dimond, Geisel's wife, Helen Palmer Geisel, committed suicide. Image source

Death of Dr.Seuss from throat cancer

Sep 24, 1991

Geisel died of throat cancer on September 24, 1991, after several years of poor health, in La Jolla, California