| RefNo | EC/1953/18 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVI, 78; A05556 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Penrose, Lionel Sharples: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Professor Penrose has made notable contributions to human genetics, especially that of mental and physical defect, and to statistical methods. He has estimated the mutation rate of a human gene, and obtained evidence for several linkages, as well as for maternal inheritance and effects of maternal age. He directs a flourishing research department. (list of 108 published papers and books attached). |
| Proposers | From personal knowledge. J B S Haldne; Lancelot Hogben; Julian S Huxley; P B Medawar; S C Harland; R A Fisher; C H Waddington; K Mather; A G Tansley; J Z Young |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7958 | Penrose; Lionel Sharples (1898 - 1972) | 1898 - 1972 |