Louis Leakey

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Louis_Leakey

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archaeologist
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Royal_Society_Fellowship
gptkbp:birthDate	1903-08-07
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Louis_Seymour_Bazett_Leakey
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Kabete,_British_East_Africa_(now_Kenya)
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Westminster_Abbey_(memorial_plaque)
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	heart attack
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Richard_Leakey gptkb:Colin_Leakey gptkb:Philip_Leakey
gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deathDate	1972-10-01
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:discoveredBy	Homo habilis fossils Paranthropus boisei fossils
gptkbp:ethnicity	British
gptkbp:field	archaeology paleoanthropology
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Kenya_National_Museums gptkb:Leakey_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Louis Leakey
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Jane_Goodall gptkb:Biruté_Galdikas gptkb:Dian_Fossey
gptkbp:knownFor	Olduvai Gorge excavations research on human origins in Africa
gptkbp:languageSpoken	English Kikuyu
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:Kenya_National_Assembly
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Adam's_Ancestors gptkb:The_Stone_Age_Cultures_of_Kenya_Colony The Progress and Evolution of Man in Africa
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Cecily_Leakey gptkb:Harry_Leakey
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Kenya gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Leakey
gptkbp:subjectOf	biographies documentaries
gptkbp:teacherOf	gptkb:Jane_Goodall gptkb:Biruté_Galdikas gptkb:Dian_Fossey
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Jane_Goodall gptkb:Richard_Leakey
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4