Colin Leakey | |
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| Born | 13 December 1933 |
| Died | 29 January 2018 (aged 84) |
| Education | Gresham's School |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University (MA, PhD) Exeter University University of the West Indies, Trinidad, |
| Known for | World authority on beans |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Richard Leakey, Philip Leakey (half-brothers) |
| Awards | Currie Memorial Prize (Exeter) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant science |
| Institutions | Makerere University, Uganda, |
Colin Louis Avern Leakey (13 December 1933, Cambridge, England – 29 January 2018, Lincoln, England) was a leading plant scientist in the United Kingdom, a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge and of the Institute of Biology, and a world authority on beans.