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Meave Leakey (Maeve Epps) was born on 28 July, 1942 in London, England, is a British palaeoanthropologist. Discover Meave Leakey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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Maeve Epps |
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81 years old |
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Leo |
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28 July, 1942 |
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28 July |
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London, England |
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London, England
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Meave Leakey Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Meave Leakey's Husband?
Her husband is Richard Leakey (m. 1970-2022)
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Richard Leakey (m. 1970-2022) |
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2, including Louise Leakey |
Meave Leakey Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Meave Leakey worth at the age of 81 years old? Meave Leakey’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from London, England. We have estimated Meave Leakey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Meave G. Leakey (born Meave Epps; 28 July 1942) is a British palaeoanthropologist.
She works at Stony Brook University and is co-ordinator of Plio-Pleistocene research at the Turkana Basin Institute.
She studies early hominid evolution and has done extensive field research in the Turkana Basin.
She has Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science degrees.
She received her PhD in zoology in 1968.
They have two children, Louise (born 1972) and Samira (born 1974).
Louise Leakey continues family traditions by conducting palaeontological research.
Leakey initially studied zoology and marine zoology at the University of North Wales.
Her first contact with the Leakey family was working for the Tigoni Primate Research Centre while studying for her PhD. At this time, the centre was being administered by Louis Leakey.
Leakey's research team at Lake Turkana, Kenya made a discovery in 1999.
They found a 3.5-million-year-old skull and partial jaw thought to belong to a new branch of the early human family.
She named the find Kenyanthropus platyops ("flat-faced man of Kenya").
In 2004, she was awarded an honorary D.Sc. from University College, London, for palaeontology.
That same year, she received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.
Leakey is currently a Research Professor for the Turkana Basin Institute (affiliated with Stony Brook University).
On 30 April 2013, Leakey was elected as a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences, with specialities of geology and anthropology.
This made Leakey the first Kenyan citizen and also the first woman citizen of an African country to be elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
She was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2017.
