Why did Dr.. Seuss call himself a Dr.?

Answer 1

because he and his family liked the ring "doctor" put to his name and he mocked his former college classmates who made fun of him by voting him "least likely to succeed" because they assumed a man cant doodle for a living.

Answer 2

His father wanted him to become something like a lawyer or doctor. His middle name was Seuss which was also his mother's maiden name.

This explains the alias "Dr. Seuss".

He used the name "Dr. Seuss" in college when he was forced to resign at his position of editor in chief for the popular humor magazine Jack-O-lantern. However, he resumed writing behind the administrator's back using the pen name "Dr. Seuss"

Answer 3

Theodor Geisel called himself Dr. Seuss because his father always wanted him to be something big in life like a doctor or a dentist but he became a writer. He got Seuss from his mothers maiden name which is also his middle name.

Answer 4

Theodore Geisel, the author known as Dr. Seuss, added the "Dr." to his pen name as a playful nod to his father's unfulfilled wish for him to become a doctor. It was also a way to give his whimsical and imaginative Children's Books an air of authority and education.

Answer 5

He needed a pen-name, to continue as editor of his college humor magazine.

Answer 6

because it is his nickname and he did doctor work in college

Answer 7

Because he used to be a dr.

Answer 8

Its because His Dad was a docter