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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:activists
gptkb:Author
gptkb:fossils
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gptkbp:advocated_for
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wildlife conservation
conservation
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Turkana_Basin_Institute
gptkb:National_Museums_of_Kenya
gptkb:Kenya_Wildlife_Service
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Louis_Leakey
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Nansen_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_from_the_Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:J._Paul_Getty_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1944-12-19
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Nairobi, Kenya
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gptkbp:birth_year
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:born
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December 19, 1944
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gptkbp:born_in
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Nairobi, Kenya
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Louise_Leakey
gptkb:Philip_Leakey
gptkb:Richard_Leakey_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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advocacy for wildlife conservation
public education on evolution
promoting biodiversity conservation
fossil excavation in East Africa
research on early human ancestors
founding of the Turkana Basin Institute
founding of the Kenya Wildlife Service
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gptkbp:death_date
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2022-01-02
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gptkbp:died
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January 2, 2022
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Turkana_Boy
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_College_London
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gptkbp:famous_for
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discovering Homo habilis
discovering the Turkana Boy
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gptkbp:field
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conservation
paleoanthropology
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Kenya_Wildlife_Service
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Richard Leakey
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:wildlife
paleoanthropology
conservation efforts in Africa
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Louis_Leakey
gptkb:Mary_Leakey
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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fossil evidence
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gptkbp:known_for
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conservation efforts
fossil discoveries
human evolution research
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future generations of scientists
influence on modern anthropology
impact on conservation policies in Africa
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gptkbp:notable_for
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discovering Homo habilis
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Sixth_Extinction
The Origin of Humankind
Wildlife conservation advocacy
The Origins of Humankind
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:activists
gptkb:Koobi_Fora
gptkb:fossils
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Martha_Leakey
gptkb:Louis_Leakey
gptkb:Mary_Leakey
gptkb:Louise_Leakey
gptkb:Philip_Leakey
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gptkbp:popularized_by
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fossil preservation methods
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gptkbp:position
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Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Member of the Royal Society
Chairman of the Kenya National Museums
Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service
Professor at Stony Brook University
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gptkbp:published_work
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gptkb:The_Sixth_Extinction
The Origin of Humankind
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gptkbp:research_focus
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environmental conservation
hominid fossils
human origins
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:served_as
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director of the Kenya Wildlife Service
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Meave_Leakey
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gptkbp:wrote
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The Origin of Humankind
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London
gptkb:Homo_erectus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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