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Leakey family

Leakey family is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Leakey family rather than just read about it. In short: The Leakey family is a British and Kenyan family consisting of a number of notable military figures, agricultural scientists and archaeologists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Kenyan branch can be traced back to the Bazett sisters, who were early missionaries at the turn of the 19th Century; with Mary Bazett marrying Harry Leakey before setting up a Mission School at Kabete.

Key takeaways

Leakey family belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Leakey family to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Leakey family from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Leakey family is a British and Kenyan family consisting of a number of notable military figures, agricultural scientists and archaeologists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Kenyan branch can be traced back to the Bazett sisters, who were early missionaries at the turn of the 19th Century; with Mary Bazett marrying Harry Leakey before setting up a Mission School at Kabete.

Notable members

Archaeology and science Louis Leakey (1903–1972), archaeologist; son of Harry Leakey and cousin of Nigel and Rea Leakey Mary Leakey (1913–1996), archaeologist; wife of Louis Leakey Colin Leakey (1933–2018), plant scientist; son of Louis Leakey Meave Leakey (born 1942), palaeoanthropologist; wife of Richard Leakey Richard Leakey (1944–2022), politician and palaeoanthropologist; son of Louis and Mary Leakey Louise Leakey (born 1972), paleontologist; daughter of Meave and Richard Leakey, married to Prince Emmanuel de Merode

Military Nigel Leakey (1913–1941), Victoria Cross recipient; brother of Rea Leakey Major General Rea Leakey (1915–1999), decorated senior British Army officer; brother of Nigel Leakey Lieutenant General David Leakey (born 1952), senior British Army officer and former Black Rod Joshua Leakey (born c. 1988), Victoria Cross recipient; son of Mark Leakey

Politics Philip Leakey (born 1949), Kenyan politician; son of Louis and Mary Leakey Lara Bird (born 1998), Scottish politician, granddaughter of Colin Leakey

Other James Leakey (1775–1866), artist; grandfather of Harry Leakey and great-great-uncle of Nigel and Rea Leakey Caroline Leakey (1827–1881), writer; daughter of James Leakey Arundell Gray Leakey, farmer killed in the Mau Mau Uprising; father of Nigel and Rea Leakey Robert Leakey (1914–2013), engineer and cave diver; brother of Nigel and Rea Leakey

Leakey family tree

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Leakey family

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Leakey family claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Leakey family before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Leakey family ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Leakey family

In research: Leakey family appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Leakey family in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Leakey family is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Families of British descent, Kenyan people of British descent, Leakey family, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Leakey family outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Leakey family in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Leakey family means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Leakey family in simple terms?

Why does Leakey family matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Leakey family?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Leakey family.