# Henrietta Leakey

> Henrietta Wilfrida "Frida" Leakey; née Avern, also known as H. Wilfrida Leakey, was a British teacher and archaeological illustrator who discovered a gorge that was named FLK or "Frida Leakey Korongo". The gorge was the site of ancient stone tools and important human fossil discoveries. Leakey was the first wife of paleoanthropologist and archaeologist, Louis Leakey. She later became a leader in the Women's Institute and a County Councillor in Cambridgeshire.

*First wife of Louis Leakey*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/henrietta-leakey

## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1902
- **Died:** 1993-08-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 44.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Frida Leakey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Leakey)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18528256)

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