Richard Leakey
- March 10, 2024
- Paleontologist
Quick Facts
| Date Of Birth | Dec 19, 1944(1944-12-19) |
| Age | 80 |
| Country | Kenya |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Richard Leakey Biography
| Birthday | Dec 19 |
| Birth Year | 1944 |
| Place Of Birth | Nairobi |
Richard Leakey is one of the most popular and richest Paleontologist who was born on December 19, 1944 in Nairobi, Kenya. As of June 1, 2023, Richard has a net worth approximately $5 Million. Louis Leakey is his father.
Paleontologist who studied human origins in Kenya, Africa. His discovery of a Homo erectus skull in 1975 was one of his most significant.
The Turkana Boy, a nearly complete skeleton of a Homo ergaster who died 1.6 million years ago at about age 9–12 was discovered by a member of his team in 1984.
He had an older brother named Jonathan and a younger brother named Philip.
Richard Leakey Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Paleontologist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Richard is one of the richest Paleontologist from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Leakey 's net worth $5 Million.
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Facts & Trivia
Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Paleontologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Richard Leakey celebrates birthday on December 19 of every year.
What was Richard Leakey famous for?
Richard Leakey, world-renowned fossil-hunter and conservationist, dies at 77 Leakey made important contributions to our understanding of human origins through his fossil finds. He later gained fame for taking on poachers who threatened to wipe out Kenya’s elephants and rhinos.
What did Richard Leakey invent?
Shortly after the discovery of Turkana Boy, Leakey and his team made the discovery of a skull (KNM WT 17000, known as “Black Skull”) of a new species, Australopithecus aethiopicus (or Paranthropus aethiopicus).
What skeleton did Richard Leakey find?
Leakey’s most notable find came in 1984 when he uncovered a near-complete Homo erectus skeleton dated about 1.6 million years ago. The skeleton, dubbed Turkana Boy, is 40 percent complete, making it the most complete fossil skeleton of a human ancestor ever found.
Is Meave Leakey still married to Richard Leakey?
Leakey was married to Richard Leakey , a palaeontologist. They have two children, Louise (born 1972) and Samira (born 1974).
Who discovered Lucy?
The team that excavated her remains, led by American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and French geologist Maurice Taieb , nicknamed the skeleton “Lucy” after the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” which was played at the celebration the day she was found.