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Richard Leakey

(1944-2022)
Kenyan conservationist
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Meave Leakey
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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey FRS (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan palaeoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation. He had been Director of the National Museum of Kenya, founded the NGO WildlifeDirect and was the chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service.

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Born Richard Erskine Frere Leakey
19 December 1944
Nairobi, Kenya
Died
2 January 2022 (aged 77)
Zodiac Sagittarius
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  • Samira
    Samira info 1st child with Meave Leakey Female · - · Celebrity Baby
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  • Anna
    Anna info 2nd child with Margaret Cropper Female · - · Celebrity Baby
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  • Louise Leakey
    Louise Leakey info 3rd child with Meave Leakey Female b. 21 Mar 1972 · Age: 53 · 1972- · Kenyan paleontologist
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  • Louis Leakey
    Louis Leakey · Father · 1903-1972 · kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist info
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  • Mary Leakey
    Mary Leakey · Mother · 1913-1996 · British paleoanthropologist info
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Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey
Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey · m. 1936

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  • Jonathan Harry Erskine
    Jonathan Harry Erskine · Older Brother · 1940- · Celebrity Baby info
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  • Philip Leakey
    Philip Leakey · Younger Brother · 1949- · politician info
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  • Colin Leakey
    Colin Leakey · Stepbrother · 1933-2018 · British botanist edit info
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