John Maynard Smith
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1920 – 2004
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Who was John Maynard Smith?
John Maynard Smith FRS was a British theoretical 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 and theorised on other problems such as the evolution of sex and signalling theory.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1920
London - Also known as
- Мейнард Смит, Джон
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sheila Smith
( - 2004/04/19)
- Sheila Smith
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University College London
- University of Cambridge
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Eton College
- Employment
- University of Sussex
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Apr 19, 2004
Lewes
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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