▁on ▁its ▁F liers ' ▁& ▁Ex pl or ers ' ▁Glo be . ▁This ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁tradition ▁sp anning ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁in ▁which ▁noted ▁expl or ers ▁are ▁asked ▁to ▁place ▁their ▁signature ▁on ▁the ▁Glo be . ▁M ead er ▁was ▁the ▁ 7 9 th ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Other ▁sign ers ▁of ▁the ▁glo be ▁include ▁Charles ▁Lind berg h , ▁Am elia ▁Ear hart , ▁Sir ▁Edmund ▁Hill ary , ▁Robert ▁Pe ary , ▁Richard ▁By rd , ▁and ▁the ▁astr onaut s ▁on ▁Apol lo ▁ 8 . ▁M ead er ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁people ▁to ▁sign ▁it ▁twice ; ▁across ▁East ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁And es . ▁ ▁Mary ▁M ead er ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Kal am az oo ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 1 . ▁Her ▁husband ▁died ▁one ▁year ▁before . ▁Sur viv ors ▁include ▁sons ▁Christopher , ▁Tim othy , ▁and ▁John , ▁of ▁Kal am az oo , ▁and ▁Rud olph , ▁of ▁Uk iah , ▁California ; ▁seven ▁grand children ; ▁and ▁five ▁great - grand children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Mary ▁( Light ) ▁M ead er ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Richard ▁Light ▁Phot ograph s ▁of ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁Africa ▁- ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin - Mil w au kee ▁L ibr aries ▁Digital ▁Col lections ▁ ▁Category : Pe