leakey

(noun) English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944). Synonyms: Leakey, Richard Leakey, Richard Erskine Leakey.

(noun) English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996). Synonyms: Leakey, Mary Leakey, Mary Douglas Leakey.

(noun) English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972). Synonyms: Leakey, Louis Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey.