Lawrence

Japanese: ローレンス（英語表記）Lawrence

A city in eastern Kansas, USA. Located along the Kansas River. Known as a cultural city with the University of Kansas. Many brick buildings from the late 19th century remain, including the Watkins Museum and the Rudridge Hotel.
A city in northeastern Massachusetts, USA. Located on the Merrimack River. A dam was built in the mid-19th century, and the city developed as a center of the textile industry. Today, various industries, including shoe manufacturing, are still active here. The poet Robert Frost spent his student years here.

Thomas Edward Lawrence

[1888-1935] British archaeologist and soldier. Born in Ireland. Participated in excavations of ruins in Iraq. During World War I, he led the Arab independence movement in Turkish territory and was called "Lawrence of Arabia." Author of "Seven Pillars of Wisdom."

Lawrence (Ernest Orland Lawrence)

[1901-1958] American experimental physicist. Invented the cyclotron. During World War II, promoted the creation of the atomic bomb. 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Japanese:

米国カンザス州東部の都市。カンザス川沿いに位置する。カンザス大学が所在する文教都市として知られる。ワトキンス博物館、ルドリッジホテルなど、19世紀後半の煉瓦造りの建物が多く残る。
米国マサチューセッツ州北東部の都市。メリマック川沿いに位置する。19世紀半ばにダムが建設され、繊維業で発展。現在も靴製造をはじめ、各種工業が行われている。詩人ロバート＝フロストが学生時代を過ごした。