by Richard E. Leakey · Biblioteca Salvat Grandes Biografias · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434582217
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«Leakey» is the autobiography of Richard E. Leakey, published by Biblioteca Salvat Grandes Biografias in paperback (195 pages, in Spanish).
Richard E. Leakey became famous for the discovery at Koobi Fora of the «1470» skull, a decisive fossil for his theories on human evolution. Son of Louis and Mary Leakey, he reviews his life in Kenya and his struggle for professional recognition without a university education. The book was born while he awaited a kidney transplant from his brother Philip.
Volume 76 of the Biblioteca Salvat Grandes Biografías collection, with translation by Camila Batlles. Includes black-and-white photographs.
For readers of scientific biographies, with an interest in paleontology and the history of great discoveries.
Ernest Lamont "Ernie" Richardson was a Canadian businessman and sports executive in Calgary, Alberta. He was the general manager of the Calgary Industrial Exhibition and the president of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), which was founded in 1921. In 1923, Richardson co-founded the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede as an annual event.
