Leakey, L. S. B. (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972

Mau Mau and the Kikuyu
Book 1952

Summary: Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey was a Kenyan-British palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge with his wife, fellow palaeoanthropologist Mary Leakey. Having established a programme of palaeoanthropological inquiry in eastern Africa, he also motivated many future generations to continue this scholarly work. Several members of the Leakey family became prominent scholars themselves. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1903-08-07 [2][4]
Birth Place: Kabete Mission (Kenya) [3]; Nairobi [4]
Died: 1972-10-01 [2][4]
Death Place: London [2][4]
Country: Kenya [2]; Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; archaeologist [4]; prehistorian [4]; autobiographer [4]; paleoanthropologist [4]; paleontologist [4]; curator [4]
Employer: University of Cambridge [4]; Coryndon Museum [4]
Educated at: St John's College [4]; Weymouth College [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [4]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]
Notable Names Database: Profile [4]
British Museum person-institution thesaurus: Entry [4]
Oxford Reference: Overview [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata; 5. Library of Congress

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