Lawrence Grassi

{{Short description|Italian miner}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Lawrence Grassi

| image = LawrenceGrassiPrincessMargaretMountain.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Lawrence Grassi standing on Princess Margaret Mountain with Mount Rundle and the Bow Valley in the background, circa 1920

| birth_name = Andrea Lorenzo Grassi

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1890|12|20}}

| birth_place = Falmenta, Piedmont, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|02|05|1890|12|20}}

| death_place = Canmore, Alberta, Canada

| nationality = Italian-Canadian

| other_names =

| known_for = Trail Building, Mountaineering

| occupation = Miner, Warden

}}

Andrea Lorenzo Grassi (20 December 1890 – 5 February 1980){{cite book |last1=Patillo |first1=Roger W. |title=The Canadian Rockies : pioneers, legends and true tales |date=2005 |publisher=Trafford |location=Victoria, B.C. |isbn=1412056276}} was an 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.{{cite book |last1=Costa |first1=Elio |title=Lawrence Grassi : from Piedmont to the Rocky Mountains |date=2015 |location=Toronto |isbn=978-1442626249}} Several plaques have been emplaced at these trails to recognize Grassi for this work. {{cite news |title=Pilgrimage honours Rockies trailblazer Lawrence Grassi |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/pilgrimage-honours-rockies-trailblazer-lawrence-grassi |work=calgaryherald |language=en-CA}}{{cite web |title=Lawrence Grassi Memorial on the Trail : Photos, Diagrams & Topos : SummitPost |url=https://www.summitpost.org/lawrence-grassi-memorial-on-the-trail/750764 |website=www.summitpost.org}}

Numerous places bear his name, such as Mount Lawrence Grassi, Grassi Knob, Grassi Lakes, and Lawrence Grassi Middle School.{{cite web |title=Lawrence Grassi Middle School {{!}} Canadian Rockies Public Schools |url=https://lgms.crps.ca/ |website=lgms.crps.ca}}