Richard Erskine Leakey/rˈɪtʃərdˈərskˌaɪnlˈiki/Listen
Richard Erskine Leakey
noun
1.
English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944). Synonyms:Leakey, Richard Leakey.
