ɪt wʌz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz stˈʌdi ðæt hiː mˈɛt hɪz wˈaɪf, ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ʃˈɑːɹnbɚdʒɚ fˈɪftiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː twˈɛnti nˈaɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, ɐ dʒˈɜːmən wˈʊmən hˈuːm hiː mˈæɹid ɪn lˈʌndən ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv.
It was during his study that he met his wife, Elisabeth Scharnberger (15 September 1892 - 29 September 1973), a German woman whom he married in London on 28 August 1912.