Theodore Hesburgh

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkb:The_Catholic_University_of_America
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Laetare_Medal
gptkb:Sylvanus_Thayer_Award
gptkb:National_Science_Board_Public_Service_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-05-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Syracuse,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-02-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Notre_Dame,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Theodore_Martin_Hesburgh
gptkbp:gender male
gptkbp:hasStatue gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkbp:honoraryDegree over 150 institutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Theodore Hesburgh
gptkbp:knownFor civil rights advocacy
higher education leadership
expanding University of Notre Dame
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkb:U.S._Commission_on_Civil_Rights
gptkb:Carnegie_Foundation
gptkb:Vatican_Council_II
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hesburgh_Library
gptkb:Hesburgh_Center_for_International_Studies
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:President_of_the_University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:educator
gptkb:priest
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1943-06-24
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_J._Cavanaugh
gptkbp:president gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:signature Theodore Hesburgh signature.svg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_Malloy
gptkbp:termEnd 1987
gptkbp:termStart 1952
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Congregation_of_Holy_Cross
gptkb:Hesburgh_Library
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5