Family
Penrose married Margaret Leathes in 1928 and they had four children:
- Oliver, born 1929, professor of Mathematics
- Sir Roger, born 1931, mathematical physicist (with whom Lionel co-authored papers on the Penrose triangle)
- Jonathan, born 1933, chess player
- Shirley, the geneticist S. V. Hodgson
After Penrose's death, Margaret married the mathematician Max Newman (1897–1984). She died in 1989.
Penrose' Father was James Doyle Penrose, and his brother was Sir Roland Penrose, both British artists.
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