Richard Leakey

Biography

Richard Erskine Frere Leakey FRS (born 19 December 1944) is a Kenyan palaeoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey has held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation. He has been Director of the National Museum of Kenya, founded the NGO WildlifeDirect and is the chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Known For

Ivory. A Crime Story

as Himself

Africa's Great Civilizations

as Self

In the Footsteps of Bigfoot