Leakey

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Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • A surname of a prominent family of British paleoanthropologists and archaeologists, known for their groundbreaking discoveries of early human fossils and stone tools in East Africa, which fundamentally changed scientific understanding of human evolution.
Usage Examples
  • Proper noun:
    • Louis Leakey argued that human evolution began in Africa.
    • The famous Leakey family conducted their most important work at Olduvai Gorge.
    • Mary Leakey made the remarkable discovery of the Laetoli footprints.
Advanced Usage
  • The name Leakey is often used metonymically to refer to the collective scientific work and legacy of the family.
    • The Leakey contributions to paleoanthropology are immeasurable.
Variants and Related Words
  • Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett (1903-1972): British-Kenyan paleoanthropologist and archaeologist.
  • Leakey, Mary Douglas (1913-1996): British paleoanthropologist and archaeologist, wife of Louis Leakey.
  • Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere (born 1944): Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician, son of Louis and Mary Leakey.
Synonyms
  • Paleoanthropologist (for the profession, not the name itself).
  • Archaeologist (for the profession, not the name itself).
Related Idioms or Phrases

(This is a proper noun, so it does not have idioms or phrasal verbs in the conventional sense. Its use is primarily referential.)

Noun
  1. English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
  2. English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
  3. 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)

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