John Maynard Smith
(1920-2004)
Evolutionary biologist and geneticist
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John Maynard Smith FRS (6 January 1920 – 19 April 2004) was a British theoretical and mathematical evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Originally an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War, he took a second degree in genetics under the well-known biologist J. B. S. Haldane. Maynard Smith was instrumental in the application of game theory to evolution with George R. Price, and theorised on other problems such as the evolution of sex and signalling theory.
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6 January 1920 London, England
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19 April 2004 (aged 84) Lewes, East Sussex, England
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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