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Richard Leakey
Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician (1944-2022).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Nairobi.
Died January 2nd, 2022 at 77 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Occupations
anthropologist, autobiographer, conservationist, environmentalist, paleoanthropologist, paleontologist, politician, university teacher
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner