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3 unusual facts about Lawrence Spitzig


Lawrence Spitzig

On 2 April 1956, Brother Lawrence Spitzig, who was then Director of St. John’s took a historic step by applying for a piece of land in Petaling Jaya on which to erect a school run by Christian brothers.

He was conferred a Datukship by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin in February 2009 for his many contributions to education in Malaysia.

Brother Lawrence founded La Salle School, Petaling Jaya and also eventually served as the principal of the secondary school from 1967 to 1975.



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