Theodore Hesburgh
Theodore Martin Hesburgh , CSC , (born May 25, 1917 in Syracuse , New York , † February 26, 2015 in South Bend , Indiana ) was a Roman Catholic priest and university professor. He was President of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana from 1952 to 1987 .
Life
Hesburgh received in 1943 in the Sacred Heart Basilica , the priesthood and was 1957-1972 member of the United States Civil Rights Commission , from 1969 its chairman. Hesburgh was also a major figure in the United States Roman Catholic Church from the 1950s through the 1990s.
In 1960 Hesburgh was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 , the Great Decoration of Honor in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria in 1965 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1999.
honors and awards
- Honorary member of the K.Ö.HV Alpenland (Vienna) in the ÖCV (1961)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964)
- Honorary Citizen of the University of Vienna (1965)
- Member of the American Philosophical Society (1974)
- Sylvanus Thayer Award from the United States Military Academy (1980)
- Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences (1984)
- Four Freedoms Award , in the religious freedom category (1993)
- Gold Medal of Honor of the Congress (1999)
- NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award (2004)
Hesburgh received 150 honorary doctorates .
The asteroid (1952) Hesburgh was named after him.
Works (selection)
- God, Country, Notre Dame. The autobiography . University of Notre Dame Press, South Bend, Ind. 2000, ISBN 0-268-01038-2 (with Jerry Reedy; reprint of New York 1990 edition).
- Travels with Ned and Ted . University of Notre Dame Press, South Bend, Ind. 2000, ISBN 0-385-51126-4 .
literature
- Charlotte A. Ames: Theodore M. Hesburgh. A bio-bibliography . Greenwood Press, New York 1989, ISBN 0-313-26508-9 .
- Peggie M. Ncube: A rhetorical analysis of Theodore Hesburgh's fund-raising speeches for the University of Notre-Dame . Dissertation, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mich. 2002.
- Michael O'Brien: Hesburgh. A biography . University Press, Washington, DC 1998, ISBN 0-8132-0921-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hesburgh, Former Notre Dame President, Dies at 97
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ Member History: Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh. American Philosophical Society, accessed September 29, 2018 (with a short biography).
- ^ Public Welfare Award . National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Father Theodore M. Hesburgh
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hesburgh, Theodore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hesburgh, Theodore Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic priest and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 2015 |
| Place of death | South Bend , Indiana |