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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey FRS (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation.
Richard Leakey, Kenyan anthropologist, conservationist, and political figure who was responsible for extensive fossil finds related to human evolution and who campaigned publicly for responsible management of the environment in East Africa.
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Jan 3, 2022 · Richard Leakey, the Kenyan paleoanthropologist and fossil hunter whose discoveries of ancient human skulls and skeletons helped cement Africa’s place as the cradle of humanity, died on...
Jan 2, 2022 · Richard Leakey, trailblazing conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77. From transforming the study of early humans to working to save the elephants, “he was a force to be reckoned with.”
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Jan 3, 2022 · Richard Leakey, a world-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter has died aged 77. His groundbreaking work contributed to the recognition of Africa as the birthplace of humankind.
Jan 3, 2022 · Richard Leakey, who has died days after celebrating his 77th birthday, was a pugnacious man whose achievements were as remarkable as they were diverse. Born on 19 December 1944 in Kenya's...
Jan 3, 2022 · Richard Leakey, the world-renowned paleoanthropologist-turned-conservationist, has died at 77. Leakey was a native Kenyan. His death was announced late Sunday by the country's...
