Q:Facts: - title: president of the university of notre dame - birth name: theodore martin hesburgh - predecessor: john j cavanaugh - birth date: 25 may 1917 - profession: priest - caption: hesburgh the university of notre dame in his office at the hesburgh library at - order: 15th - death date: 26 february 2015 - term end: 1987 - name: theodore hesburgh - death place: notre dame , indiana , united states - birth place: syracuse , new york , united states - signature: theodore hesburgh signature.svg - successor: edward malloy - alma mater: the catholic university of america - term start: 1952 - image: fr university of notre dame.jpg . ted hesburgh in his office at the - religion: roman catholic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of theodore hesburgh .
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the rev. theodore martin hesburgh , csc , std -lrb- may 25 , 1917 -- february 26 , 2015 -rrb- , a priest of the congregation of holy cross , was president of the university of notre dame for 35 years .he is the namesake for tiaa -- cref 's hesburgh award .hesburgh grew up in syracuse , new york .he had wished to become a priest since early childhood .he studied at notre dame until his seminary sent him to italy .he studied in rome until he was forced to leave due to the outbreak of world war ii .he graduated from the catholic university of america in 1945 , having earned a doctorate in sacred theology .he became executive vice-president in 1949 and served in that position for three years .