World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77

Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed in a statement.

source https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/world/richard-leakey-death/index.html