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 ⓘ
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Theodore M. Hesburgh → familyName → Hesburgh ⓘ
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Hesburgh Library → namedAfter → Theodore Hesburgh ⓘ
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Hesburgh Library → dedicatedTo → Theodore Hesburgh ⓘ
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The Hesburgh Papers → author → Theodore M. Hesburgh ⓘ
subject linked to: “The Hesburgh Papers”
The Hesburgh Papers → author → Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. ⓘ
subject linked to: “The Hesburgh Papers”
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The Hesburgh Papers → about → Theodore M. Hesburgh ⓘ
subject linked to: “The Hesburgh Papers”
God, Country, Notre Dame → author → Theodore M. Hesburgh ⓘ
subject linked to: “God, Country, Notre Dame”
God, Country, Notre Dame → subject → Theodore M. Hesburgh ⓘ
subject linked to: “God, Country, Notre Dame”
1952 Hesburgh → namedAfter → Theodore Hesburgh ⓘ
subject linked to: asteroid 1952 Hesburgh
linked to: Theodore M. Hesburgh