Edwin Meader
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Edwin Meader was a geography professor at Western Michigan University
and philanthropist.
Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan
, Meader moved to Kalamazoo in 1925. He studied at Western Michigan University
and the University of Michigan
, from which he graduated in 1933. While serving in World War II
, Meader visited a University of Michigan excavation area in Egypt, fueling his intererest in geography and archaeology.
After the death of his first wife, Margaret, Meader married Mary Upjohn
in 1965. The new couple donated millions of dollars to Western Michigan University
, the University of Michigan
, and various Kalamazoo charities. One of their largest gifts was the donation of $4 million to Western Michigan University. It resulted in the creation of the W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change, after her grandfather. It digitizes maps and aerial photographs from all over the world and documents and evaluates geographic changes.
Meader died on February 1, 2007, at the age of 97. He is survived by his wife Mary, who died March 16, 2008.
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
and philanthropist.
Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a...
, Meader moved to Kalamazoo in 1925. He studied at Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, from which he graduated in 1933. While serving in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Meader visited a University of Michigan excavation area in Egypt, fueling his intererest in geography and archaeology.
After the death of his first wife, Margaret, Meader married Mary Upjohn
Mary Meader
Rachael Mary Upjohn Light Meader was an American aerial photographer and explorer. Heir to the Upjohn Company fortune, she is best known in aerial circles for her 1937–1938 35,000-mile flight in which she photographed unprecedented images of South America and Africa...
in 1965. The new couple donated millions of dollars to Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
, the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, and various Kalamazoo charities. One of their largest gifts was the donation of $4 million to Western Michigan University. It resulted in the creation of the W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change, after her grandfather. It digitizes maps and aerial photographs from all over the world and documents and evaluates geographic changes.
Meader died on February 1, 2007, at the age of 97. He is survived by his wife Mary, who died March 16, 2008.