John Maynard Smith
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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Maynard Smith in 1997 | |
| Born | 6 January 1920 London, England |
| Died | 19 April 2004 (aged 84) Lewes, East Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge University College London |
| Known for | Game theory Evolution of sex Signalling theory |
| Awards | Mendel Medal (1985) Frink Medal (1990) Balzan Prize (1991) Sewall Wright Award (1995) Linnean Medal (1995) Royal Medal (1997) Weldon Memorial Prize (1998) Copley Medal (1999) Crafoord Prize (1999) Kyoto Prize (2001) Linnean Society of London's Darwin–Wallace Medal – NB: awarded posthumously (2008) Fellow of the Royal Society (1977) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary biologist and geneticist |
| Institutions | University College London, University of Sussex |
| Doctoral advisor | J. B. S. Haldane |
| Doctoral students | Sean Nee Andrew Pomiankowski |
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