As per our current Database, Louis Leakey has been died on Oct 1, 1972 (age 69).
When Louis Leakey die, Louis Leakey was 69 years old.
| Popular As | Louis Leakey |
| Occupation | Archeologist |
| Age | 69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 7, 1903 (Kabete, Kenya) |
| Birthday | August 7 |
| Town/City | Kabete, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenya |
Louis Leakey’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Louis Leakey was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
British archaeologist whose work in the Olduvai Gorge in Africa was important in establishing human evolutionary development. Despite being a devout Christian his science was nonetheless predicated on Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
He was raised in the former British East Africa (which is now Kenya) by two Christian missionaries and his earliest home had a dirt floor, rodents, and a leaky roof.
When Britain when to war in 1939 he was drafted by the Kenyan government to work in the African Intelligence Service, where he took on regular police investigations.
He was married to and often worked with Mary Leakey, who made the noteworthy discovery of fossil footprints at Laetoli.
He was a supporter of the radical ideas of Charles Darwin.
