How Dr. Seuss Really Got His Pen Name
The pen name Dr. Seuss wasn't just something Theo Geisel came up with on the spot. Instead, it came to him in pieces, and some of the pieces were pretty easy to come up with. Geisel's full name was Theodor Seuss Geissel, per History, with Seuss being his mother's middle name. Geisel's grandparents were German