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'''Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey''' (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972), also known as '''L. S. B. Leakey''', was a Kenyan [[Paleoanthropology|paleoanthropologist]] and [[Archaeology|archaeologist]] whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at [[Olduvai Gorge]] with his wife, fellow paleontologist [[Mary Leakey]]. Having established a program of [[Paleoanthropology|palaeoanthropological]] inquiry in eastern Africa, he also motivated many future generations to continue this scholarly work. Several members of [[Leakey family|Leakey's family]] became prominent scholars themselves.
Another of Leakey's legacies stems from his role in fostering field research of primates in their natural habitats, which saw as key to understanding [[human evolution]]. He personally chose three female researchers, [[Jane Goodall]], [[Dian Fossey]], and [[Birutė Galdikas]], calling them [[The Trimates]].<ref name="The Vanishing Man of the Forest">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/opinion/06galdikas.html?ex=1168750800&en=eb87fc08333eabee&ei=5070&emc=eta1 |title=The Vanishing Man of the Forest |publisher=Galdikas, Birute Mary, ''[[The New York Times]]'', 6 January 2007 |accessdate=2013-12-08}}</ref><ref>Morell, Virginia, "Called "'Trimates,' Three Bold Women Shaped Their Field". ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'', Vol. 260, 16 April 1993, pp. 420–425.</ref> Each went on to become an important scholar in the field of primatology. Leakey also encouraged and supported many other Ph.D. candidates, most notably from the [[University of Cambridge]]. Leakey also played a major role in creating organizations for future research in Africa and for protecting wildlife there.
==Background==
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