Ernest J. (Ernest James) Ashbaugh

An American educator and writer born in 1883, Ernest J. Ashbaugh is associated with books on spelling, testing, and school measurement. Records for his publications include The Iowa Spelling Scales, Measurement of Educational Products, and Lippincott's Horn-Ashbaugh Speller, showing a career focused on practical tools for teachers and schools.

Contemporary references also identify him as a longtime academic leader in education. A Miami University yearbook describes him as dean of education and notes that he earned degrees from Indiana University and the University of Iowa, while also having earlier experience as a rural teacher, principal, and superintendent.

He died in 1965. Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm here, his surviving books suggest a writer deeply involved in the development of spelling instruction and educational standards in American schools.