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Lionel Penrose.
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist (*1898 – †1972)
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About Lionel Penrose
Lionel Sharples Penrose was an English psychiatrist, medical geneticist, paediatrician, mathematician and chess theorist, who carried out pioneering work on the genetics of intellectual disability. Penrose was initially the Galton professor of eugenics (1945–1963) at University College London, before having his title changed to professor of human genetics (1963–1965) at his request. He was later emeritus professor.
Everything about Lionel Penrose →- Occupation
- mathematician, paramedic, psychiatrist, geneticist
- Position held
- professor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- June 11, 1898
- Died
- May 12, 1972