Edward Shearman Ross

Edward Shearman Ross (September 1, 1915 – March 16, 2016) was an American entomologist. He majored in entomology at the University of California, Berkeley. Before his PhD was conferred, he worked as curator of insects at the California Academy of Sciences. He wrote many scientific and popular articles about the biology of the insects, most notably on webspinners (Embioptera).

Ross served in the United States Army and was stationed in the Philippines and New Guinea. He was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1954–1955.

Ross died on March 16, 2016, at his home in Mill Valley at the age of 100.

Family Ross married his wife Wilda, a botanist, in 1942, and had two children with her, Martha and Clark. He had three grandchildren.