Lawrence Explained

Lawrence may refer to:

Education

Colleges and universities

• Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
• Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Preparatory & high schools

• Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States
• Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan
• Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India
• The Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India

Research laboratories

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States

People

• Lawrence (given name), including a list of people with the name
• Lawrence (surname), including a list of people with the name

• Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group
• Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172
• Lawrence (musician), Lawrence Hayward (born 1961), British musician
• Saint Lawrence (died 258), deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain
• Lawrence I (bishop of Milan), bishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511, Roman Catholic saint
• Lawrence, Archbishop of Split (died 1099), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Split 1060–1099
• Brother Lawrence (died 1691), Carmelite friar

Places

Australia

• Lawrence, New South Wales
• Lawrence Rocks, Victoria, Australia

United States

• Lawrence, Illinois
• Lawrence, Indiana
• Lawrence, Kansas
• Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, formerly known as Lawrence
• Lawrence, Massachusetts
• Lawrence, Michigan
• Lawrence, Minnesota
• Lawrence, Mississippi
• Lawrence, Nebraska
• Lawrence Brook, New Jersey
• Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, a village
• Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York, a town
• Lawrence, Pennsylvania
• Lawrence, Texas
• Lawrence, Utah
• Lawrence, Washington
• Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lawrence, Marquette County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Lawrence, Rusk County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lawrence Township (disambiguation)

Other places

• Lawrence (electoral district), Ontario, Canada
• Lawrence Pond, a community in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada
• Lawrence, New Zealand

Ships

• , a brig which acted as Commodore Oliver Perry's flagship
• , a brig decommissioned in 1846
• , a 400-ton Bainbridge-class destroyer commissioned in 1903 and serving until 1920
• , a Clemson-class destroyer, serving from 1921 to 1945
• , a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer commissioned in 1962, and serving through 1994
• Lawrence (schooner), a schooner launched in 1756

Transport

• Lawrence (Amtrak station), Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
• Lawrence (Caltrain station) in Santa Clara, California, U.S.
• Lawrence (MBTA station) in Lawrence (near Boston), Massachusetts, U.S.
• Lawrence Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Lawrence station (Toronto), a Lawrence Avenue subway station
  • Lawrence West station, a Lawrence Avenue subway station
  • Lawrence East station, a Lawrence Avenue subway station
• Lawrence station (CTA), a rapid transit station in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Other uses

• Lawrence (crater), a lunar impact crater
• The Lawrence, a newspaper founded 1881
• Lawrence v. Texas, a major Supreme Court of the United States decision

See also

• • Larry (disambiguation)
• Laurence, a given name and surname
• Laurens (disambiguation)
• Lawrance (disambiguation)
• Lawrence Academy (disambiguation)
• Lawrence County (disambiguation)
• Lawrence Station (disambiguation)
• Lawrence Township (disambiguation)
• Lawrie (name)
• Lawrenceburg (disambiguation)
• Lawrenceville (disambiguation)
• Saint Lawrence (disambiguation)