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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
Catholic priest
human
university president
academicDegree Doctorate in sacred theology
almaMater The Catholic University of America
surface form: Catholic University of America

University of Notre Dame
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
Vannevar Bush Award
surface form: National Science Board’s 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 The Catholic University of America
surface form: Catholic University of America

Pontifical Gregorian University
surface form: Gregorian University

University of Notre Dame
employer University of Notre Dame
endTime 1987
familyName Theodore M. Hesburgh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hesburgh
fieldOfWork civil rights
higher education administration
public policy
fullName Theodore M. Hesburgh self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
Commission on Civil Rights
surface form: 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
surface form: Syracuse, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Notre Dame, Indiana
surface form: Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
positionHeld chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
president of the University of Notre Dame
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Congregation of Holy Cross
sexOrGender male
startTime 1952
workLocation Notre Dame, Indiana
surface form: Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

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People for the American Way foundedBy Theodore M. Hesburgh
Theodore M. Hesburgh fullName Theodore M. Hesburgh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Theodore Martin Hesburgh
Theodore M. Hesburgh familyName Theodore M. Hesburgh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hesburgh
Hesburgh Library namedAfter Theodore M. Hesburgh
this entity surface form: Theodore Hesburgh
Hesburgh Library dedicatedTo Theodore M. Hesburgh
this entity surface form: Theodore Hesburgh