Louise Leakey
- January 6, 2024
- Anthropologist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Louise Leakey |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 21, 1972(1972-03-21) |
| Age | 52 |
| Birthplace | Nairobi |
| Country | Kenya |
| Birth City | Nairobi County |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Louise Leakey Biography
| Name | Louise Leakey |
| Birthday | Mar 21 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Nairobi |
| Home Town | Nairobi County |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Meave Leakey, Richard Leakey |
| Spouse | Emmanuel de Merode |
| Children(s) | Princess Seiyia de Merode |
Louise Leakey is one of the most popular and richest Anthropologist who was born on March 21, 1972 in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya. Louise Leakey was the daughter of Richard Leakey, a Kenyan conservationist, politician, and paleoanthropologist, and Meave Leakey, a British paleoanthropologist. She was born in Nairobi in 1972 to Louis Leakey, her grandfather as a paleoanthropologist. At five years old, she was the youngest person to discover a hominoid.
In 2003, Leakey married Prince Emmanuel de Merode, a Belgian primatologist. By marriage, she is titled princesse de Merode. They have two daughters.
Leakey received her International Baccalaureate degree from United World College of the Atlantic, and a Bachelor of Science in biology and geology from the University of Bristol. In 2001, she received her PhD from University College London.
Louise Leakey Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Anthropologist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Louise Leakey is one of the richest Anthropologist from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Louise Leakey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Princess Louise de Merode (nee Leakey; born 21 March 1972), is a Kenyan paleontologist, anthropologist and historian. She is a researcher and field worker on human fossils in Eastern Africa.
Leakey became a co-leader for paleontological expeditions to northern Kenya in 1993 with her mother. Some of the most important hominid fossil discoveries in the last two decades have been made by the Koobi Fora project. The most recent is Kenyanthropus platyops.
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Who is Louise Leakey Dating?
According to our records, Louise Leakey married to Emmanuel de Merode. As of December 1, 2023, Louise Leakey’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Louise Ranked on the list of most popular Anthropologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Louise Leakey celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.
What did Louise 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.
Is Richard Leakey still alive?
January 2, 2022
What is the point of Louise Leakey's TED talk?
About Louise Leakey’s TED Talk Louise Leakey describes her family’s long search for early human remains in Africa, and how unlocking that mystery is the key to understanding our past and our future.
Who discovered the oldest skull in East Africa?
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.