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Richard Leakey
Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician.
Born December 19th, 1944 in Nairobi.
Died January 2nd, 2022 at 77 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Occupations
anthropologist, archaeologist, autobiographer, conservationist, palaeontologist, paleoanthropologist, politician, prehistorian
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