Louis Leakey
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Louis Leakey was a pioneering Kenyan paleoanthropologist whose discoveries in East Africa greatly advanced understanding of human evolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louis Leakey canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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human ⓘ paleoanthropologist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1903-08-07 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Jonathan Leakey
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Philip Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kenya
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1972-10-01 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Zinjanthropus boisei fossil at Olduvai Gorge
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early Homo habilis fossils at Olduvai Gorge ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Coryndon Museum
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National Museums of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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human evolution ⓘ paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| founded |
Kenya Museum Society
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Pan African Congress on Prehistory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Kabete, near Nairobi, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dr. ⓘ |
| knownFor | promoting Africa as the cradle of humankind ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Kikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| mentorOf |
Biruté Galdikas
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Dian Fossey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Goodall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discoveries of early hominid fossils in East Africa
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research on human evolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
excavations at Olduvai Gorge
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excavations at Rusinga Island ⓘ |
| parent |
Harry Leakey
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Mary Bazett Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kabete, British East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Langata, Nairobi, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Coryndon Museum ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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