Theodore M. Hesburgh

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Theodore M. Hesburgh was a prominent American Catholic priest and longtime president of the University of Notre Dame, known for his influential leadership in higher education and civil rights.

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instanceOf American
Catholic priest
human
university president
academicDegree Doctorate in sacred theology
almaMater Catholic University of America
University of Notre Dame
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
National Science Board’s Vannevar Bush Award
linked to: Vannevar Bush Award

Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sylvanus Thayer Award
burialPlace Holy Cross Community Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1917-05-25
dateOfDeath 2015-02-26
educatedAt Catholic University of America
Gregorian University
University of Notre Dame
employer University of Notre Dame
endTime 1987
familyName Hesburgh
fieldOfWork civil rights
higher education administration
public policy
fullName Theodore Martin Hesburgh
givenName Theodore
hasHonoraryDegreeFrom over 150 colleges and universities
knownFor civil rights advocacy
leadership in American higher education
presidency of the University of Notre Dame
memberOf Congregation of Holy Cross
United States Commission on Civil Rights
notableFor modernization and expansion of the University of Notre Dame
service on national commissions and advisory boards in the United States
notableWork “God, Country, Notre Dame”
“The Hesburgh Papers”
occupation educator
priest
university administrator
placeOfBirth Syracuse, New York, United States
linked to: Syracuse
placeOfDeath Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
linked to: Notre Dame, Indiana
positionHeld chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
president of the University of Notre Dame
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Congregation of Holy Cross
sexOrGender male
startTime 1952
workLocation Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
linked to: Notre Dame, Indiana

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People for the American Way foundedBy Theodore M. Hesburgh
Theodore M. Hesburgh fullName Theodore Martin Hesburgh
linked to: Theodore M. Hesburgh
Theodore M. Hesburgh familyName Hesburgh
linked to: Theodore M. Hesburgh
Hesburgh Library namedAfter Theodore Hesburgh
linked to: Theodore M. Hesburgh
Hesburgh Library dedicatedTo Theodore Hesburgh
linked to: Theodore M. Hesburgh