William Fielding Ogburn
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William Fielding Ogburn, (June 29, 1886—April 27, 1959) was a US sociologist who was born in Butler, Georgia and died in Tallahassee, Florida. He was also a statistician, and an educator. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University and taught there from 1919 to 1927 as a professor of sociology.
He served as the president of American Sociological Society in 1929. He was the Editor of the Journal of American Statistical Association from 1920 to 1926. In 1931, he was elected as the president of American Statistical Association. He was also known for his idea of "culture lag" in society's adjustment to technological and other changes. He played a pivotal role in producing the groundbreaking Recent Social Trends during his research directorship of President Herbert Hoover's Committee on Social Trends from 1930 to 1933.
He was one of the most prolific sociologists with 175 articles under his name.
