| 词条 | John Henry Mears |
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| name = John Henry Mears | image = Mears 4058473514 9ecb938975 o.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date |1878|05|22}} | birth_place = Massachusetts | death_date = {{Death date and age|1956|07|26|1878|05|22}} | death_place = Los Angeles, CA | nationality = American | other_names = J. H. Mears | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = Established a record, fastest trip around the world. }} John Henry Mears (May 22, 1878 – July 26, 1956) set the record for the fastest trip around the world both in 1913 and 1928. He was also a Broadway producer. BiographyHe was born on May 22, 1878 in Massachusetts. On July 2, 1913, he left New York City on the RMS Mauretania, then traveled by a combination of steamers, yachts, and trains to circumnavigate the Earth and reach New York City again on August 6, 1913. He had an elapsed time of 35 days, 21 hours, 35 minutes, 18 and four-fifths seconds. His world record stood for 13 years.[1][2] In 1928, he set the record again at 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes and 3 seconds.[1] In the same year he wrote an autobiography called Racing the Moon. After the Graf Zeppelin broke his record in 1929, he made one last attempt in 1930. He had to abandon the trip after the airplane he was on was damaged during takeoff.[1] He died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles on July 26, 1956.[3] 1913 Itinerary
References1. ^1 2 Glines, Carroll V. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bPwWvN-qVskC&pg=PA21 Round-the-world flights], Ch. 2 (3rd ed. 2003) ({{ISBN|978-1574884487}}) 2. ^{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=J. H. Mears Issues $5,000 Challenge |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/751633212.html?dids=751633212:751633212&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+25%2C+1914&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=J.+H.+MEARS+ISSUES+%245%2C000+CHALLENGE&pqatl=google |quote=John Henry Mears, who holds the world's record for circling the globe - thirty-five days, twenty-one hours, thirty-five minutes, eighteen and four-fifths seconds, which is somewhat less than that made in Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" - is anxious, to bet $5,000 that he can ... |work=Hartford Courant |date=July 25, 1914 |accessdate=2009-10-31 }} 3. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=John Henry Mears Dies. Former Theatrical Manager Set Globe-Circling Record in '13 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/07/27/archives/john-henry-mears-dies-former-theatrical-manager-set-globecircling.html |quote=John Henry Mears, theatrical manager and producer, traveler and adventurer, died today in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital |newspaper=New York Times |date=27 July 1956 |accessdate=2010-12-24 }} External links
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