Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick (August 29, 1884 – September 13, 1960) was an American college administrator, author, editor, government official, military officer, and conscription expert.

[1] He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1906 from Teachers College, Columbia University, and received his Master of Arts the following year.

[2][3] He served in the staff of Major General Enoch Crowder, administrator of the Selective Service Act of 1917.

"[4] During World War II, he helped train men for service at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois, and traveled from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C., many times early in the war to help officials prepare for conscription, using parts of his 1940 book to advise them.

[3] He was a lieutenant colonel in the Army[3] and served under the leadership of General Lewis Blaine Hershey, director of the Selective Service System.