Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould

Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould (1860–1915) was a Canadian social scientist, educator, and lacrosse coach. In 1883, he served as the first head coach of the lacrosse team at Johns Hopkins University.

Early life and college Gould was born in Ottawa, Canada West, on August 15, 1860. He attended college at the University of Toronto and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1881. Gould also played on the first Johns Hopkins football team. Gould befriended future President Woodrow Wilson while attending the university.

Gould was then employed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which sent him to Europe to study living conditions of laborers. One source wrote that he was "a major proponent of the idea of philanthropic housing".

He authored at least two books, The Social Condition of Labor in 1893, and the "influential 1895 volume", The Housing of the Working People. Gould was killed in a horseback riding accident on August 18, 1915, in Cartier, Ontario.

Published works The Social Condition of Labor (1893) The Housing of the Working People (1895)