John Maynard Smith

Professor John Maynard Smith{{fn|1}}, F.R.S. (6 January 1920 – 19 April 2004) was a British evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Originally an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War, he then took a second degree in genetics under the great 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.

External links

University of Sussex

• Press release anouncing his death
• Tribute from his colleagues
• More tributes from colleagues
• List of publications

Other academia

• Memories of John Maynard Smith
• In conversation with John Maynard Smith FRS
• 2003 New Scientist interview
• Five short videos

Obituaries

• Guardian
• The Independent
• Telegraph
• The Times
• Corante
• Current Biology (pdf)
• Los Angeles Times
• New York Times
• DRAFT for Biology and Philosophy by Daniel Dennett