Lawrence Eldred Kirk, SM (27 May 1886 – 27 November 1969) was a Canadian agronomist best known for introducing crested wheatgrass to Canada and helping to control the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.
Born in Bracebridge, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1916, a Bachelor of Science degree in 1917, and a Master of Science in agriculture in 1922 from the University of Saskatchewan.
In 1931, he was appointed Dominion Agrostologist and Head of the Division of Forage Crops of the Experimental Farms Service in Ottawa, Ontario.
of the Order of Canada "for his service in various branches of agriculture at home and abroad".
[1] In 1949, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.