Edward Harold Litchfield (April 14, 1914 – March 8, 1968) was an American educator and the twelfth Chancellor (1956–1965) of the University of Pittsburgh.

He is best known for a major expansion of the university, but also a failure to raise sufficient capital to fund such growth, eventually leading to his resignation in July 1965.

[2] Litchfield Towers, a set of three high-rise student residence halls on the University of Pittsburgh campus, are named in his honor.

Virgil Cantini's 1966 steel with bronze and glass sculpture Ode to Space was commissioned as a tribute to Litchfield after his death.

It sits outside the entrance to David Lawrence Hall and contains the inscription, labore ad astra or "to work toward the stars."