Most of our prefixes and some of the roots of common English words derive from Latin. By some estimates, 30% of English words derive from the ancient language. By knowing the meaning of these Latin words, if you chance to come across a word youâve never seen before, you can make an educated guess at what it means.
Born. Theodor Seuss Geisel, (Dr. Seuss), was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Howard Street. He grew up living on Fairfield Street. He was the only son of Henrietta Seuss Geisel and Theodor Robert Geisel. He had two sisters, Marnie, two years older, and Henrietta 3 Â½ years younger. Henrietta died at the age of five because of pneumonia.
Like us on Facebook. If Dr. Seuss were still alive today, we could read his own Happy Birthday to You! book to him-he would be 106 years old today. Everyone adored him as a children's author and illustrator, but Theodor Geisel had a very grown up side to him as well. Here are 10 facts about the side of the good Dr. that most people don't know much about. 1. And to Think That It Happened on Mulberry Street was only Dr. Seuss' first published children's book.