Richard Leakey

Richard Leakey

Born

December 19, 1944

Died

January 2, 2022 (77 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Nairobi - Kenya

Richard Erskine Frere Leakey FRS (born 19 December 1944) is a Kenyan palaeoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey has held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation. He has been Director of the National Museum of Kenya, founded the NGO WildlifeDirect and is the chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service.