Auguste Lemonnier
{{Short description|Catholic priest}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Reverend
| honorific-suffix = C.S.C.
| name = Auguste Lemonnier
| title = President of the
University of Notre Dame
| image = Auguste Lemmonier.jpg
| order = 4th
| term_start = 1872
| term_end = 1874
| predecessor = William Corby
| successor = Patrick Colovin
| birth_date = {{birth date|1839|4|12}}
| birth_place = Ahuillé, France
| death_date = {{death date and age|1874|10|29|1839|4|12}}
| death_place = Notre Dame, Indiana
| resting_place = Holy Cross Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
| alma_mater =
}}
Auguste Lemonnier, C.S.C. (April 12, 1839 – October 29, 1874) was a French-American Catholic priest who served as president of the University of Notre Dame from 1872 to 1874.
Early life and education
The nephew of Fr Edward Sorin, he traveled from France to Notre Dame in February 1861, where he completed his seminary studies and was ordained a priest on November 4, 1863. At Notre Dame, he was Prefect of Discipline (1863-1865) and Prefect of Religion (1865-1866).{{cite book|last1=Dosen|first1=Anthony J.|title=Issues of governance and identity in Catholic higher education during the 1960s : case histories|date=2002|publisher=Information Age|location=Greenwich, Conn.|isbn=1931576300}}
President of the University of Notre Dame
During his tenure as president and vice-president, Lemonnier strengthened the university's curriculum by adding more courses and faculty in math and the sciences. He began construction of the university library (now Bond Hall), which was named in his honor.{{cite web|title=Notre Dame Archives Inventory: PLE|url=http://archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/html/PLE.htm|website=archives.nd.edu|language=en}} He was amicable and beloved by the student body for his closeness to the needs of students. He died in office, at the young age of thirty five.
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://archives.nd.edu/hope/hope10.htm|title=Notre Dame -- 100 Years: Chapter XI|website=archives.nd.edu|access-date=20 August 2017}}
- {{cite web|url=https://notredamefcu.com/blog/history-notre-dame-august-lemonnier-forgotten-man-part-three|title=History of Notre Dame: August Lemonnier, A Forgotten Man, Part Three}}
- {{cite book|last1=Dosen|first1=Anthony J.|title=Issues of governance and identity in Catholic higher education during the 1960s : case histories|date=2002|publisher=Information Age|location=Greenwich, Conn.|isbn=1931576300}}*
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Category:Presidents of the University of Notre Dame
Category:19th-century American Roman Catholic priests