Edward Alsworth Ross

Edward Alsworth Ross (1866 to 1951) was an American economist, sociologist, university professor, journalist and publicist. A leading figure in the American Sociological Association, he helped found its journal, the American Journal of Sociology, and he also served as secretary of the American Economic Association. As an economist he contributed to the study of taxation, debt management, value theory, uncertainty and location theory. In sociology he had wide-ranging interests that included eugenics and criminology. He adhered to the American Progressive movement early in his career, and he has kept an enduring reputation as a racist and eugenicist because of his vocal opposition to the rights of Asians in California and to their further immigration into the United States.