Richard Erskine Frere Leakey
Born in 1944 at Nairobi, Leakey is a celebrated paleoanthropologist,
environmentalist and politician. He’s the son of the famed anthropologists Louis
B. and Mary Leakey who are known for the “Turkana Boy” among other hominids. He
is currently a Professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University (SBU) and
elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS). His is also the
chairperson of Transparency International-Kenya.
