Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Grassi, Lawrence
Parallel form(s) of name
Grassi, Andrea Lorenzo
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
1890-1980
History
Italian miner known as Lawrence Grassi. He moved to Canada in 1912, taking on work with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), before settling down in Canmore, Alberta, in 1916. There he worked as a miner, until he retired. Grassi became well known for his passion for the mountains, building hiking trails around Canmore and Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park