Edward Alsworth Ross

Edward Alsworth Ross (December 12, 1866 – July 22, 1951) was an American sociologist and university professor, journalist, and publicist. A leading figure in the American Sociological Association, he helped found its journal American Journal of Sociology.

He had wide-ranging interests in eugenics and criminology. An adherent of the American Progressive movement in his early career, with a special interest in the protection of the rights of white workers and the white working-class. He soon gained and has kept an enduring reputation as a racist and eugenicist for his vocal opposition to the rights of Asians in California, as well opposing their further immigration into the United States.