Kamoya Kimeu

Kamoya Kimeu
Born1938 (1938)
Makueni County
Died20 July 2022(2022-07-20) (aged 83–84)
Nairobi
OccupationsPaleoanthropologist, fossil hunter, curator
Known forDiscovery of important hominid fossils including Turkana Boy
AwardsLaGorce Medal (1985)
Scientific career
FieldsPaleoanthropology

Kamoya Kimeu (1938 – 20 July 2022) was a Kenyan paleontologist and curator, whose contributions to the field of paleoanthropology were recognised with the National Geographic Society's LaGorce Medal and with an honorary doctorate of science degree from Case Western Reserve University.

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