Richard Leakey, FRS
Professor, Chair, Turkana Basin Institute
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- Stony Brook University
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February 13, 2019
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Richard Leakey
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Professor, Chair, Turkana Basin Institute
Leakey was director of the National Museums of Kenya, director of the country’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Department, a member of the Parliament of Kenya, cabinet secretary, and head of the civil service. He is currently establishing Ngaren, a stand-alone, one-of-a-kind memorial and celebration of humankind’s origins in Africa.
February 13, 2019
5–6:15 p.m. ET
Speaker
Richard Leakey