Edwin Meader, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdwin Meader
American geographer
Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1909
Date of Death: 01-Feb-2007
Profession: geographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Edwin Meader
- Edwin Meader (September 21, 1909 – February 1, 2007) 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 interest 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 was survived by his wife Mary, who died March 16, 2008.
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