Remembering Richard Leakey (1944–2022), the Last Victorian Scientist Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey died on January 2nd at age 77, following an extraordinary career devoted to the scientific exploration of human origins. Richard was once my boss. And although we never became friends, I came to know him fairly well. He died peacefully in his house overlooking Kenya’s Geoffrey Clarfield 10 Jan 2022 · 10 min read
