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| Born | Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, August 7, 1903, Kabete, British East Africa (Kenya) |
| Died | October 1, 1972, London, United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | Kenyan, British |
| Fields | Archaeology, paleoanthropology, paleontology |
| Known for | Pioneering the study of human evolution in Africa |
| Influenced | Dian Fossey, Birutė Galdikas, Jane Goodall |
| Notable awards | Hubbard Medal (1962), Prestwich Medal (1969) |
| Children | Priscilla Muthoni Leakey, Colin Leakey, Jonathan Leakey, Richard Leakey, Philip Leakey |
About Louis Leakey
Archeologist Louis Leakey was born in Kabete, Kenya on August 7, 1903. He dies at the age of 69, on October 1, 1972.
British archaeologist whose study in Africa's Olduvai Gorge was significant in establishing human evolution. Despite the fact that he was a fervent Christian, his science was based on Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
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Louis Leakey before becoming famous
Louis Leakey was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1903 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).
He was reared by two Christian missionaries in the former British East Africa (now Kenya), and his first home had a dirt floor, mice, and a leaky roof.
Achievement of Louis Leakey
When Britain went to war in 1939, the Kenyan government drafted him to work in the African Intelligence Service, where he conducted routine police investigations.
Louis Leakey's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He was married to Paleontologist Mary Leakey, who discovered the famous fossil footprints at Laetoli, and they frequently collaborated.
Louis Leakey Collabed with
He was an admirer of Biologist Charles Darwin's radical beliefs.
Louis Leakey Income & Net worth
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