Geisel
Americannoun
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As for Oxford's impact on young Ted Geisel, Jones says: "The experience shaped him, and I really do think it informed the way he adopted that nickname."
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Geisel lasted less than a year in Oxford, but Jones says "once he's hooked up with Helen" he spent his time "travelling, goofing off and kind of really doing anything but his studies".
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Without Oxford the world would not know what to do when the sun is not sunny, or how Geisel could make lots of good fun that is funny.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Gauci suggests the "quite remarkable" notebook suggests Geisel had been "studious" and was doing "diligent work".
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
It is owned by a party named Geisel.
From Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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