Eörs Szathmáry (born 1959) is a Hungarian biochemist and head of the Department of Plant Taxonomy and Ecology of Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. He is the co-author with John Maynard Smith of The Major Transitions in Evolution. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Biochemistry is the chemistry of life. ... Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1. ... Professor John Maynard Smith1, F.R.S. (6 January 1920 – 19 April 2004) was a classical geneticist and leading theorist in evolutionary biology, particularly population genetics. ... The Major Transitions in Evolution is a book written by John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry (Oxford University Press, 1995). ...