WRITER

Dr. Seuss

1904 - 1991

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Theodor Seuss Geisel ( 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 ( sooss, zooss). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dr. Seuss has received more than 17,037,213 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Dr. Seuss is the 145th most popular writer (up from 154th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from United States (up from 129th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Writer.

Dr. Seuss is most famous for his children's books, such as "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham."

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Cat in the Hat
1957
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Juvenile Fiction
34 p.
19585 / 5
Hop on Pop
1963
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
1957
Green Eggs and Ham
1960
Fox in Socks (1993 Copyright Renewal) Copyright 1965
1965
Green Eggs and Ham
1960-1988, Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books
Sam-I-am tries to persuade the character in the top hat to try green eggs and ham. “Do you like green eggs and ham?” asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s classic. In this most famous of cumulative tales, the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham, and friends to enjoy them with, gets longer and longer. Follow Sam-I-am as he insists that this unusual treat is indeed a delectable snack to be savored everywhere and in every way.
1960
Fox in Socks
Open Library Staff Picks, Juvenile fiction, Foxes
The book begins by introducing Fox and Knox (sometimes called "Mr. Fox" and "Mr. Knox") along with some props (a box and a pair of socks). After taking those four rhyming items through several permutations, more items are added (chicks, bricks, blocks, clocks), and so on. As the book progresses the Fox describes each situation with rhymes that progress in complexity, with Knox periodically complaining of the difficulty of the tongue-twisters. Finally, after the Fox gives an extended dissertation on Tweetle Beetles who fight (battle) with paddles while standing in a puddle inside a bottle (a Tweetle Beetle Bottle Puddle Paddle Battle Muddle), Knox acts on his frustration by stuffing Fox into the bottle, reciting a tongue-twister of his own: When a fox is in the bottle where the tweetle beetles battle with their paddles in a puddle on a noodle-eating poodle, THIS is what they call... a tweetle beetle noodle poodle bottled paddled muddled duddled fuddled wuddled fox in socks, sir! Knox then declares that the game is finished, thanking the Fox for the fun, and walks away while the beetles, a poodle, and the stunned Fox watch. - Wikipedia.
1965
Dr. Seuss's ABC
Stories in rhyme, Alphabet, Toy and movable books
It is Dr. Seuss again with this handy books for parents to make their children learn the basic ABCs with this funny and whimsical mind of Dr. Seuss in this very colour-illustrated children book. Parents would love using this book to teach their children.
1960
The Cat in the Hat
Nonsense verses, Children's stories, American
Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.
1957
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Christmas stories.sh, Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction
The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents?
1957
Hop on Pop
Hop On Pop, 2004, Dr. Seuss
**LibraryThing: Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night."
1963

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dr. Seuss ranks 145 out of 7,302. Before him are Boris Pasternak, Mary Shelley, Petronius, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Walter Scott. After him are Eugène Ionesco, Joan Fuster, Elias Canetti, William Faulkner, Jean Racine, and Naguib Mahfouz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Dr. Seuss ranks 6. Before him are Salvador Dalí, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Deng Xiaoping, Pablo Neruda, and Reinhard Heydrich. After him are Umberto II of Italy, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Jean Gabin, B. F. Skinner, Ève Curie, and Johnny Weissmuller. Among people deceased in 1991, Dr. Seuss ranks 3. Before him are Freddie Mercury, and Olav V of Norway. After him are Vasily Zaitsev, Yves Montand, Serge Gainsbourg, Edwin McMillan, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Carl David Anderson, Klaus Kinski, Jiang Qing, and Klaus Barbie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dr. Seuss ranks 125 out of 20,380. Before him are James Dean (1931), Ted Bundy (1946), Barack Obama (1961), Chuck Norris (1940), Katharine Hepburn (1907), and Dustin Hoffman (1937). After him are Meryl Streep (1949), Douglas MacArthur (1880), Richard Feynman (1918), Michael Douglas (1944), William Faulkner (1897), and Milton Friedman (1912).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dr. Seuss ranks 11. Before him are Mark Twain (1835), Robert Frost (1874), Henry David Thoreau (1817), Jack London (1876), Toni Morrison (1931), and Stephen King (1947). After him are William Faulkner (1897), J. D. Salinger (1919), John Steinbeck (1902), Dale Carnegie (1888), Ray Bradbury (1920), and Herman Melville (1819).

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