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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey FRS (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. [1] Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation .
Richard Leakey, a renowned Kenyan conservationist whose work was frequently featured in film and television documentaries, died today at age 77. Details on what he died from and where were not ...
Richard Leakey, who has died aged 77, was well known in his native Kenya and around the world. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Louis Leakey (1903–1972), archaeologist; son of Harry Leakey and cousin of Nigel and Rea Leakey [1] Louise Leakey (born 1972), paleontologist; daughter of Meave and Richard Leakey, married to Prince Emmanuel de Merode; Mary Leakey (1913–1996), archaeologist; wife of Louis Leakey [1] Meave Leakey (born 1942), palaeoanthropologist; wife of ...
Louis Leakey (1903–1972) British; archaeologist and paleoanthropologist, Africa; Mary Leakey (1913–1996) British; archaeologist and paleoanthropologist, Africa; Richard Leakey (1944–2022) Kenyan; paleoanthropology, Africa; Edward Thurlow Leeds (1877–1955) British; Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum 1928–1945
The bones were recovered by a scientific team from the Kenya National Museums directed by Richard Leakey and others. [2] The remains from Kamoya 's Hominid Site (KHS) were called Omo I and those from Paul I. Abell's Hominid Site (PHS) were called Omo II .
In May 1995, Richard Leakey joined some Kenyan intellectuals in launching a new political party. The Safina party was routinely harassed and even its application to become an official political party was not approved until 1997. That year, international donor institutions froze their aid to Kenya because of widespread corruption.
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