Richard E. Leakey (1944–2022)
Author of The Origin of Humankind
About the Author
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Works by Richard E. Leakey
Le origini dell' umanità- Evoluzione del cervello e comportamento umano — Author — 1 copy
Tracks Through Time 1 copy
Skull 1470 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere
- Other names
- Leakey, Richard
- Birthdate
- 1944-12-19
- Date of death
- 2022-01-02
- Burial location
- Colline le long de la vallée du Rift, Kenya
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Country (for map)
- Kenya
- Birthplace
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Place of death
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Places of residence
- Nairobi, Kenya (birth)
- Education
- Lenana School
- Occupations
- anthropologist
politician
professor
conservationist - Relationships
- Leakey, Meave (wife)
Leakey, Louis (father)
Leakey, Mary (mother) - Organizations
- Stony Brook University
WildlifeDirect
Transparency International - Awards and honors
- Fellow of the Royal Society (2007)
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- Works
- 19
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 3,374
- Popularity
- #7,553
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 27
- ISBNs
- 131
- Languages
- 15
My attention started to waver during the last three chapters, which include analysis of art, plus how and when people first started speaking. I found all this a bit bland and repetitive, but the first three-quarters or so of the book is highly engaging.