Richard Leakey
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 2 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 19,1944 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Nairobi |
| Kenya | |
| Children | Louise Leakey |
| Parents | Louis Leakey |
| Mary Leakey | |
| Job | Archaeologist |
| Conservationist | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| THE LENANA SCHOOL | |
| LENANA SCHOOL | |
| Awards | Hubbard Medal |
| Patron's Gold Medal | |
| Siblings | Philip Leakey |
| Jonathan Leakey | |
| Movies/Shows | Bones Of Turkana |
| Died | Ngong Hills |
| Kenya | |
| Date of died | January 2,2022 |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Party | Safina |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 556180 |
Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures
Making of Mankind
The Sixth Extinction: Patterns of Life and the Future of Humankind
One Life Richard E Leakey an Autobiography
People of the Lake: Mankind and Its Beginnings
People of the Lake: Man, His Origins, Nature and Future
Origins: What New Discoveries Reveal about the Emergence of Our Species and Its Possible Future
La Formacion de La Humanidad
Great Civilizations
L'origine de l'humanité
Man-ape, Ape-man: The Quest for Human's Place in Nature and Dubois' missing Link
An African Winter
Origins of Humankind
La Sexta Extincion
Die ersten Spuren. Über den Ursprung des Menschen
Modern Inshore Fishing
The Illustrated Origin of Species
The Sixth Extinction 10 X Pack
Origins Reconsidered
Origins
Richard Leakey Life story
Richard Erskine Frere Leakey FRS was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation.
Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician
...Richard Leakey, who has died days after celebrating his 77th birthday, was a pugnacious man whose achievements were as remarkable as they were diverse...
Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77
...Richard Leakey, a world-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter has died aged 77...
Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77
Richard Leakey , a world-renowned Kenyan conservationist and Fossil Hunter has died aged 77.
His groundbreaking work contributed to the recognition of Africa as The Birthplace of humankind.
He also spearheaded campaigns to stop poaching in Kenya, helping reduce The Number of elephants being killed for their tusks.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Leakey had " served Our Country with distinction".
Leakey served in Various Positions in the Kenyan government including The National Museums of Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service and as head of the Civil Service .
" Besides his distinguished career in public service, Dr Leakey is celebrated for his prominent role in Kenya's civil society where he founded and successfully ran A Number of institutions, " Mr Kenyatta said.
Leakey followed in his parents' footsteps in Paleoanthropology - The Practice of seeking to understand Human Evolution by studying fossils and ancient tools.
In his 20s, Leakey made his own important finds, and in two ground-breaking books (Origins and People of The Lake ), he explained the emergence of Homo Erectus , an ancestor of Modern Humans .
His work contributed to the growing body of evidence that the earliest humans had lived on the African continent.
In 1981, he fronted a seven-part Bbc Television series called " The Making Of Mankind" which made him a household name.
In the late 1980s, he switched careers to take over as head of Kenya's Wildlife Service at a time when poachers were wiping out the country's entire elephant and rhino populations.
He told his rangers to shoot poachers on sight and organised the spectacular public burning of a huge haul of ivory.
In 1993, the small plane he was flying in lost power and crashed. He survived but both of his legs were amputated below the knee.
That did not stop him from entering Kenyan politics, setting up a new Political Party . But his political career did not last and in 1998 he took up a role as head of Kenya's Civil Service , with a mission to fight official corruption.
He lasted three years in The Role before returning to the Kenya Wildlife Service.
At the time of his death, he was serving as chairman of the Turkana Basin Institute at Stony Book University in the US. The Institute works to facilitate research and education in palaeontology and archaeology in northern Kenya.
Kenya's Deputy president said Leakey " inspired many Kenyans with his loyalty to his country. He loved Kenya".
Source of news: bbc.com
