Viewpoint: Yes, the fossils found by Louis and Mary Leakey and by Donald Johanson represent several hominid species. Viewpoint: No, the hominid fossils found and named by Donald Johanson and Louis and Mary Leakey represent a single species of...

Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey was born on August 7, 1903, in Kabete, Kenya. His parents, Mary Bazett (d. 1948) and Harry Leakey (1868–1940) were Church of England missionaries at the Church Missionary Society, Kabete, Kenya. Louis spent his...

Louis S. B. Leakey Born August 7, 1903. Kabete (near Nairobi), Kenya Died October 1, 1972, London, England Mary Leakey Born February 6, 1913, London, England Died December 9, 1996, Nairobi, Kenya Richard Leakey Born December 19, 1944, Nairobi, Kenya...

1903-1972 British Kenyan Archaeologist and Anthropologist Whenever a scientist makes a discovery that challenges the established information of his or her time, the result is predictable—controversy. This was certainly the case during the...

Anthropologists Louis Leakey 1903-1969 Mary Leakey 1913-1996 Louis and Mary Leakey were a husband-and-wife anthropology team that contributed much to the modern understanding of human origins. Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey was born in 1903 outside...

Family of archaeologists and paleoanthropologists known for their discoveries of hominin and other fossil remains in eastern Africa. Louis S.B. Leakey (b. 1903—d. 1972), born of British missionary parents, grew up in Kenya, was educated at...

Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (L.S.B. Leakey) (August 7, 1903 – October 1, 1972) was a Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary development in Africa. He also played a major role in creating...