The leakey foundation is proud to carry on louis leakey's legacy as we work to fulfill his dream of increasing scientific research and public understanding of human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival With your support, we have given more than 2,500 grants to conduct research in 110 countries. The leakey's first important african discovery (in 1948) was the skull of a miocene hominoid, which louis named proconsul africanus Leakey the english anthropologist louis leakey was known primarily for his discovery of proconsul africanus, his interpretation of zinjanthropus, his announcing the discovery of homo habilis, and his great influence on primatology. Leakey was a prominent paleoanthropologist born in 1903 in kenya, who played a critical role in the study of human evolution and prehistoric life Raised in a missionary family, leakey developed a deep connection to the east african landscape, learning local languages and immersing himself in its natural history.
Louis leakey, with wife mary, was a famed paleoanthropologist who greatly contributed to world knowledge about humanity's early ancestors. In 1968, a group of supporters banded together to form the l.s.b leakey foundation for research related to man's origins, now known as the leakey foundation, to help secure funding for vital human origins research projects In 1972, louis leakey suffered a heart attack and died while traveling to present a lecture. Louis seymour bazett leakey was born on august 7, 1903 at kabete mission, nine miles from nairobi, kenya His parents, harry and mary leakey, were english missionaries to the kikuyu tribe, and despite brief stays in england during his childhood, louis grew up more african than english. This biography gives detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements and timeline.
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