The Leakey Family
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Louis S. B. Leakey (b. 1903, d. 1972)
Louis S. B. Leakey was a tireless promoter of the study of human origins, and exerted tremendous impact on the prevailing conception of early humans with his theoretical and paleontological work in the field. Read more... |
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Mary Leakey (b. 1913, d. 1996)
Mary Douglas Leakey was one of the world's most renowned hunters of early human fossils, credited with many discoveries that have changed the way scientists conceive human evolution. Together with her husband, Louis S. B. Leakey, she is considered to be a preeminent contributor to the field of human origins. Read more... |
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Richard Leakey (b. 1944)
For more than 30 years Richard Leakey has made international headlines for his anthropological, political, and environmental work in Kenya. Heir to the legacy of his parents, famed fossil-hunters Louis and Mary Leakey, Richard Leakey has been credited with some of this century's most successful paleoanthropologic finds. Read more... |
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Meave Leakey (b. 1942)
The current standard-bearer for the Leakey fossil-hunting dynasty, Meave Leakey recently impressed the world with her 1999 discovery of a 3.5 million-year-old skull and partial jaw believed to belong to new branch of early hominids. Read more.... |
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Louise Leakey (b. 1972)
Louise Leakey represents the third generation of paleontologists in her renowned family, continuing the legacy begun by her grandparents Louis and Mary Leakey. Her most significant contribution thus far has been her participation in the 1999 discovery of Kenyanthropus platyops. Read more... |
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