s ▁“ L ives ▁and ▁L ega cies ” ▁series ▁titled ▁The odor ▁SE U SS ▁Ge is el : ▁A ▁Port rait ▁of ▁the ▁Man ▁Who ▁B ec ame ▁Dr . ▁Se uss ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁This ▁book ▁places ▁Dr . ▁Se uss ▁in ▁a ▁p ant he on ▁of ▁great ▁writers ▁including ▁Mark ▁Tw ain , ▁W alt ▁Whit man , ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin , ▁T . S . ▁Eli ot ▁and ▁William ▁Fa ulk ner . ▁Pe ase ▁provides ▁what ▁he ▁terms ▁a ▁“ ps ych obi ography ” ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Se uss ▁by ▁interpre ting ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁The odor ▁Ge is el ▁from ▁“ an ▁artist ▁ty co on ▁of ▁Mad ison ▁Avenue ▁into ▁a ▁world - ren owned ▁author ▁of ▁children ’ s ▁books ". ▁Jen ny ▁Williams , ▁writing ▁for ▁W I RED , ▁calls ▁Pe ase ' s ▁book ▁“ an ▁academic ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁content , ▁meaning ▁and ▁motiv ations ▁of ▁Ge is el ' s ▁work ". ▁ ▁Fellow ships ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Pe ase ▁has ▁held ▁fellow ships ▁from ▁the ▁G ug gen heim , ▁M ell on , ▁Ford , ▁and ▁H ew lett ▁found ations . ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁two ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁gr ants ▁to ▁direct ▁programs ▁for ▁college ▁teachers ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁nin ete enth - century ▁American ▁Liter ature . ▁Professor ▁Pe ase ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁Institute ▁in ▁American