Mary Leakey

Mary Leakey
1913 - 1996
Mary Leakey  British Anthropologist
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Mary Leakey was previously married to Louis Leakey (1936 - 1972).

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British Anthropologist Mary Leakey was born Mary Douglas Nicol on 6th February, 1913 in London, England and passed away on 9th Dec 1996 Nairobi, Kenya aged 83. She is most remembered for She discovered the first fossilized Proconsul skull, an extinct ape now believed to be ancestral to humans, and also discovered the robust Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge. She also discovered the Laetoli footprints.. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.

Mary Leakey is a member of the following lists: 1913 births, 1996 deaths and 20th-century women writers.

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TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married1 36 years, 9 months - -
Total1 36 years, 9 months - -

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First Name Mary
Last Name Leakey
Full Name at Birth Mary Douglas Nicol
Birthday 6th February, 1913
Birthplace London, England
Died 9th December, 1996
Place of Death Nairobi, Kenya
Build Average
Hair Color Salt and Pepper
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Sexuality Straight
Ethnicity White
Nationality British
Occupation Text Archeologist
Occupation Anthropologist
Claim to Fame She discovered the first fossilized Proconsul skull, an extinct ape now believed to be ancestral to humans, and also discovered the robust Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge. She also discovered the Laetoli footprints.
Family Member Jonathan Leakey (son) (Paleoanthropologist), Richard Leakey (son) (Paleoanthropologist), Philip Leakey (son)
Associated People Mortimer Wheeler (teacher)

Mary Douglas Leakey, FBA (née Nicol, 6 February 1913 – 9 December 1996) was a British paleoanthropologist who discovered the first fossilised Proconsul skull, an extinct ape which is now believed to be ancestral to humans. She also discovered the robust Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, eastern Africa. For much of her career she worked with her husband, Louis Leakey, at Olduvai Gorge, where they uncovered fossils of ancient hominines and the earliest hominins, as well as the stone tools produced by the latter group. Mary Leakey developed a system for classifying the stone tools found at Olduvai. She discovered the Laetoli footprints, and at the Laetoli site she discovered hominin fossils that were more than 3.75 million years old.

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NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Mary Leakey83 AquariusAnthropologist
British
Louis Leakey69 LeoAnthropologist
Kenyan

Children

NameGenderBornAgeOther Parent
Jonathan Harry ErskineMale4th November, 194083 years oldLouis Leakey
Richard Erskine FrereMale19th December, 194479 years oldLouis Leakey
PhilipMale21st June, 194974 years oldLouis Leakey

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