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)
Children: Richard Leakey, Philip Leakey, and Colin Leakey
Awards: Hubbard Medal (1962) and Prestwich Medal (1969)
Grandchildren: Louise Leakey, Tiana Fraser Leakey, Lara Fraser Leakey, and more
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