The Friends of Charles Darwin

Professor John Maynard Smith, the internationally renowned evolutionary biologist, 84, died peacefully at home on April 19. Maynard Smith was remarkable for the breadth of his contributions to biology, including his radical application of game theory to understanding evolutionary strategies, and his clear definition of the major transitions in the history of life. Maynard Smith was always enthusiastic about new data sources and continued to be a driving force in the use of molecular data to answer biological questions.