Editing Dr. Seuss (section)

==Illness, death, and posthumous honors==
[[File:DrSeussStatue.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat outside the library|Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat outside [[Geisel Library]] in San Diego]]

Geisel died of [[cancer]] on September 24, 1991, at his home in the La Jolla community of San Diego at the age of 87.<ref name="NYTObit" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-26-mn-3873-story.html|title= Theodor Geisel Dies at 87; Wrote 47 Dr. Seuss Books, Author: His last new work, 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' has proved popular with executives as well as children|last=Gorman|first=Tom|author2=Miles Corwin|date=September 26, 1991|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref> His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. On December 1, 1995, four years after his death, [[University of California, San Diego]]'s University Library Building was renamed [[Geisel Library]] in honor of Geisel and Audrey for the generous contributions that they made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Geisel Library Building|url=http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html|publisher=UC San Diego|access-date=April 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200755/https://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html|archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>

In 2002, the [[Dr. Seuss Memorial|Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden]] opened in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], featuring sculptures of Geisel and of many of his characters.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} In 2017, the [[Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum]] opened next to the [[Dr. Seuss Memorial|Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden]] in the [[Quadrangle (Springfield, Massachusetts)|Springfield Museums Quadrangle]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} In 2008, Dr. Seuss was inducted into the [[California Hall of Fame]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} In 2004, U.S. children's librarians established the annual [[Geisel Award|Theodor Seuss Geisel Award]] to recognize "the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year". It should "demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading" from [[pre-kindergarten]] to [[second grade]].<ref>[http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geiselaward "Welcome to the (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award home page!"]. ALSC. ALA.<br />
&nbsp; [http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geiselaward/geiselabout "Theodor Seuss Geisel Award"]. ALSC. ALA. Retrieved June 17, 2013.</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=July 2023}} At [[Dartmouth College]], incoming first-year students participate in pre-matriculation trips run by the [[Dartmouth Outing Club]], eating green eggs and ham for breakfast at the [[Moosilauke Ravine Lodge]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandwani |first=Roshni |date=November 14, 2017 |title=Green Eggs and Ham {{!}} Dartmouth Folklore Archive |url=https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/folklorearchive/2017/11/14/green-eggs-and-ham/ }}</ref> On April 4, 2012, the Dartmouth Medical School was renamed the [[Geisel School of Medicine|Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine]] in honor of their many years of generosity to the College.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dartmouth Names Medical School in Honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel|url=http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2012/04/04_geisel.shtml|access-date=April 9, 2012|newspaper=Geisel School of Medicine|date=April 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaschik |first=Scott |title=Geisel Name Will Stay on Dartmouth's Medical School |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2021/03/05/geisel-name-will-stay-dartmouths-medical-school |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> Dr. Seuss has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at the 6500 block of [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/dr-seuss/ |title=Dr. Seuss – Hollywood Star Walk |first1=Miles |last1=Corwin |first2=Tom |last2=Gorman |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 26, 1991 |access-date=April 9, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, a [[Seuss (crater)|crater]] on the planet Mercury was named after Geisel.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14972 |title = Seuss |publisher = [[IAU]]/[[NASA]]/[[USGS]] |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |accessdate = August 19, 2023}}</ref>