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Essay Galaxy - Origins of Louis Leakey
Origins of Louis Leakey
Few people have had more impact on the study of human origins than Louis Leakey. "Leakey made fossil discoveries in East Africa that proved man was far older than had previously been believed." He was born on August 7, 1903 just outside of Nairobi, Kenya. His parents, Harold and Mary Leakey were in Kenya as English missionaries. His interest and success in the search for human origins can be attributed to his childhood, a rugby accident, and the criticism he received from his fellow scientists. Louis Leakey was born to be an anthropologist.
To start, one of Leakey's major influences was his childhood. Leakey grew up in Kenya, more African than English. He played with African children, learned to hunt and even spoke the Native language as well as he spoke English. When he was 13, he found some anc....
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