Richard Leakey

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

December 19, 1944

Age at death

77

Died

January 2, 2022

From

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.