Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (born December 19, 1944), son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey, became known for following in his parents' footsteps with discoveries of early hominid fossils in East Africa. More recently Leakey has played a prominent role in politics and conservation in East Africa. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.