Edward Waldo Emerson (July 10, 1844 – January 27, 1930[1]) was an American physician, writer and lecturer.

Emerson was superintendent of schools in Concord and on the board of health and the cemetery and library committees.

He was a founding member of the Concord Antiquarian Society, now called the Concord Museum, and a member of the Social Circle.

Emerson married Annie Shepard Keyes of Concord in 1874.

He wrote: He edited: He made many contributions to magazines.