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Memorial Page for Richard Leakey (née Richard Erskine Frere Leakey)
Dec 19, 1944 – Jan 2, 2022(77 years)Died in:Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician
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Richard Leakey (* December 19, 1944 in Nairobi; †January 2, 2022 in Nairobi) was a kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician. He was 77 years old. He was married to Meave Leakey. He had 3 children. He studied at Lenana School. His faith was atheism. He received 5 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society, Patron’s Medal. He was buried at Ngong Hills.
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9 EventsBorn in Nairobi, Kenya
1944Married Meave Leakey
1970Patron’s Medal
1990Hubbard Medal
1994Stony Brook University
2002Fellow of the Royal Society
2007Lucy Mair Medal
2017Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
2019Died in Nairobi, Kenya
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Richard Leakey (née Richard Erskine Frere Leakey). Forever remembered.