John Maynard Smith Scientist

John Maynard Smith FRS (6 January 1920 – 19 April 2004) 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 06, 1920
Birth place	England , London
Nationality	United Kingdom
Date of death	April 19, 2004
Place of death	England , East Sussex , Lewes
Education	University College London University of Cambridge
Known for	Game theory Evolution of sexual reproduction Signalling theory

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awards	Royal Society Kyoto Prize Copley Medal Linnean Society of London Balzan Prize
doctoral advisor	J. B. S. Haldane
doctoral student	Andrew Pomiankowski Sean Nee
Field of study	Evolutionary biology Geneticist