John Maynard Smith
John Maynard SmithFRS (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.
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Early years
John Maynard Smith was born in London, the son of the surgeon Sidney Maynard Smith, but following his father's death in 1928, the family moved to Exmoor, where he became interested in natural history. Quite unhappy with the lack of formal science education at Eton College, Maynard Smith took it upon himself to develop an interest in Darwinian evolutionary theory and mathematics, after having read the work of old Etonian J. B. S. Haldane, whose books were in the school's library despite the bad reputation Haldane had at Eton for his communism.
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John Maynard (MP for St Albans)
John Maynard (1508/9-56), was an English politician.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for St. Albans in October 1553 and November 1554.
His son Henry Maynard served as MP for St. Albans in the parliaments of 1586, 1588, 1592, and 1597.
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John Maynard (died 1662)
John Maynard (1638 - 28 May 1662) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.
Maynard was the son of John Maynard and his first wife Elizabeth Henley daughter of Andrew Henley of Taunton, Somerset and was baptised on 15 August 1638. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1649 and was called to the bar in 1659. He was described as "of good intellectual parts" and strong enough to tear a horseshoe in half. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bere Alston in the Convention Parliament. He does not appear to have stood in 1661 and was commissioner for assessment for Middlesex from 1661.
Maynard was unmarried and died at the age of about 24 in his chambers in the Middle Temple. He was the brother of Joseph Maynard.
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by: John SmithOnce upon a time
One day a baby was born
And on that day it rained like it had never
Rained before
Kings were there in human form
They came around from everywhere
To see his first born
In the winter
The ancient man in hallowed halls
Said he's the one who saves us all
He's the one of whom I've been told
I was there
I was there
In the winter
In the winter
The king bowed low
Laid down his sword
These humble worship
Gentle lord I'd ask you
So many things
And all the tribes man gazing wonder
As he walked the bleeding thunder stopped
And went away soon
The ancient man in hallowed hall
He put those books upon the floor
And dreamt an easy dream
In the winter
In the winter
In the winter
I was there
I was there
I was there
I was there
In the winter
In the winter
In the winter