Louis Leakey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Louis Leakey
Occupation	Archeologist
Date Of Birth	Aug 7, 1903(1903-08-07)
Age	121
Date Of Death	1972-10-01
Birthplace	Kabete
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Kiambu
Horoscope	Leo

Louis Leakey Biography

Louis Leakey is one of the most popular and richest Archeologist who was born on August 7, 1903 in Kabete, Kiambu, Kenya. British archaeologist, whose work at the Olduvai Gorge, Africa, was crucial in establishing human evolution. Although he was a Christian, his science was still based on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.

He supported the radical ideas of He was a supporter of the radical ideas of Charles Darwin..

He was married to He was married to and often worked with Mary Leakey, who made the noteworthy discovery of fossil footprints at Laetoli. and worked often with her. She made the notable discovery of fossil footprints in Laetoli.

Louis Leakey Net Worth

Louis Leakey is one of the richest Archeologist from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Louis Leakey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Two Christian missionaries raised him in ex-British East Africa, now Kenya. His first home was a dirt floor with rodents and a leaky roof.

He was sent to Kenya by the Kenyan government in 1939 to serve in the African Intelligence Service. There he conducted regular investigations into police cases.

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Who is Louis Leakey Dating?

According to our records, Louis Leakey married to Mary Leakey , Henrietta Wilfreda Avern. As of December 1, 2023, Louis Leakey’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Louis Ranked on the list of most popular Archeologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Louis Leakey celebrates birthday on August 7 of every year.

What did Louis Leakey discover?

At Fort Ternan (east of Lake Victoria) in 1962, Leakey’s team discovered the remains of Kenyapithecus , another link between apes and early man that lived about 14 million years ago. Leakey’s discoveries formed the basis for the most important subsequent research into the earliest origins of human life.

What species did the Leakeys discover?

Mary Douglas Leakey, FBA (née Nicol, 6 February 1913 – 9 December 1996) was a British paleoanthropologist who discovered the first fossilised Proconsul skull , an extinct ape which is now believed to be ancestral to humans. She also discovered the robust Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, eastern Africa.

Who discovered the skull of early man?

There is a piece of Africa where mankind first emerged in the world – the Olduvai Gorge known as the ‘Cradle of Mankind’. It was in this area that Louis Leakey discovered the skull of theNutcracker Man, which dates back to over 1.7 million years old.

What fossil did Louis Leakey find?

After completing his degrees, Leakey began leading expeditions to Olduvai, a river gorge in Tanzania, where he found important fossils and Stone Age tools. In 1948 he reported finding a 20-million-year-old skull he named Proconsul africanus on Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Who discovered the oldest skull in Tanzania?

Reconstructed replica of “Nutcracker Man,” a 1.75-million-year-old Paranthropus boisei skull found in 1959 by archaeologist Mary Leakey at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. The skull was originally classified as Zinjanthropus boisei by Louis Leakey.