British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist (*1898 – †1972)

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Penrose : pioneer in human genetics report on a symposium held to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Lionel Penrose, held 12th and 13th March 1998.

Lionel Penrose, F.R.S. (1898-1972) and eugenics. Part one / by David C. Watt.

L.S. Penrose (1898-1972) : psychiatrist and professor of human genetics / David C. Watt.

Lionel Penrose, F.R.S. (1898-1972) and eugenics. Part two / by David C. Watt.

Lionel Sharples Penrose : a biography / by Michael Smith.

Heredity and environment in human affairs / by L.S. Penrose.

The Galton Laboratory : its work and aims / by L.S. Penrose.

The influence of heredity on disease / by L.S. Penrose.

Recent advances in human genetics / edited by L.S. Penrose with the assistance of Helen Lange Brown.

The biology of mental defect / by Lionel S. Penrose.

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Penrose, L. S. (Lionel Sharples)

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Heredity and environment in human affairs / by L.S. Penrose.

The Galton Laboratory : its work and aims / by L.S. Penrose.

The influence of heredity on disease / by L.S. Penrose.

Recent advances in human genetics / edited by L.S. Penrose with the assistance of Helen Lange Brown.

The biology of mental defect / by Lionel S. Penrose.