Richard Leakey: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 15, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Jan 04, 2023 | ||
| Noted that he died near Nairobi. | Jan 03, 2022 | ||
| He died on January 2, 2022. | Jan 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri�St. Louis - Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center - Richard Leakey. | Aug 14, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Montgomery Fellows Program - Biography of Richard Leakey. | May 16, 2019 | ||
| Noted that he became chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service. | May 16, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Freedom From Religion Foundation - Biography of Richard Leakey. | Sep 13, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Biography of Richard Erskine Leakey. | Sep 13, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Richard Leakey. | Mar 16, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 04, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 21, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: TIME 100: The Leakey Family. | Jul 10, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 19, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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