Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972) was a Kenyan-British palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in ...
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Louis Leakey
Kenyan-British archaeologist
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey was a Kenyan-British palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge with his wife, fellow... Wikipedia
Born: August 7, 1903, Kabete, Kenya
Died: October 1, 1972 (age 69 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Mary Leakey (m. 1936–1972) and Frida Leakey (m. 1928–1936)
Grandchildren: Louise Leakey, Tiana Fraser Leakey, Lara Fraser Leakey, and more
Awards: Hubbard Medal (1962) and Prestwich Medal (1969)
Children: Richard Leakey, Philip Leakey, and Colin Leakey
Kenyan paleoanthropologist whose East African fossil discoveries showed that humans were far older than previously believed.
Louis Leakey (b. 1903, d. 1972) was a tireless promoter of the study of human origins. With his theoretical and paleontological work in the field, ...
Aug 7, 2018 · Louis Leakey (b. 1903, d. 1972) had a tremendous impact on the world's understanding of human origins. He and Mary Leakey made many important ...
Louis Leakey, with wife Mary, was a famed paleoanthropologist who greatly contributed to world knowledge about humanity's early ancestors.
Aug 7, 2023 · Louis S.B. Leakey, an African-born English anthropologist, was born Aug. 7, 1903, in Kabete, Kenya. His parents were both Anglican ...
Irrepressible Louis Leakey, patriarch of the fossil-hunting family, championed the search for human origins in Africa, attracting criticism and praise.
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey was born on August 7, 1903, in Kabete, Kenya. The son of British missionaries, he spent his youth with the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
Mar 6, 2024 · Louise Leakey is a famed paleontologist and the Director of Public Education and Outreach for the Turkana Basin Institute.
Louis (also known as L.S.B.) Leakey wrote about their discovery for National Geographic magazine in 1960: He had a terrible headache and high fever. Mary Leakey ...