Leakey,
Louis (Seymour Bazett) 1903-72; Brit. paleontologist, born in Kenya
Leakey,
Mary (Douglas) 1913-96; Brit. paleontologist: wife of Louis
See Leakey in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lēˈkē), Louis Seymour Bazett 1903-1972.
British anthropologist and archaeologist. Based on a series of fossil discoveries in Tanzania made largely by his wife, Mary Leakey (1913-1996), including early australopithecine and hominid skulls, he argued influentially that humans had evolved in Africa. Their son Richard Leakey (born 1944) has continued their research.