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Louis Leakey
Kenyan-british archaeologist and naturalist.
Born August 7th, 1903 in Nairobi.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Occupations
anthropologist, archaeologist, autobiographer, curator, paleoanthropologist, paleontologist, prehistorian
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