Mary Leakey

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleoanthropologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:born February 6, 1913
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_Leakey
gptkb:Philip_Leakey
Meave Leakey
gptkbp:contribution discovery of early hominid fossils
publications on human evolution
research on stone tools
gptkbp:deathPlace Karatu,_Tanzania
gptkbp:died December 9, 1996
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Laetoli_footprints
Olduvai_Gorge_excavations
gptkbp:field paleoanthropology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mary Leakey
gptkbp:influenced archaeology
paleoanthropology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Leakey
gptkbp:involved educational outreach
fieldwork_in_Africa
gptkbp:knownFor discovering_the_Laetoli_footprints
excavating_the_Olduvai_Gorge
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future generations
pioneering female scientist
advancements in paleoanthropology
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Richard_Leakey
Meave Leakey
The Olduvai Gorge
The Fossil Trail
Disclosing the Past
The Leakeys: A Biography
The_Stone_Age_of_Mount_Kenya
gptkbp:researchFocus human evolution
archaeological sites
hominid fossils
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louis_Leakey
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Laetoli
Olduvai Gorge