- Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, also known as L
| Born: | 07 August 1903 Comment | | When did Louis Leakey die? / Died | 01 October 1972 | | How many years did Louis Leakey live? / Lived | 69 years | | Zodiac sign: | Leo |
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- Leakey, was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge with his wife, fellow paleontologist Mary Leakey
- Having established a program of palaeoanthropological inquiry in eastern Africa, he also motivated many future generations to continue this scholarly work
- Several members of Leakey's family became prominent scholars themselves
- Another of Leakey's legacies stems from his role in fostering field research of primates in their natural habitats, which saw as key to understanding human evolution
- He personally chose three female researchers, Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas, calling them The Trimates
- Each went on to become an important scholar in the field of primatology
- Leakey also encouraged and supported many other Ph
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