Erskine, Robert, 1735-80, geographer and surveyor general to the American Revolutionary army, b. Dunfermline, Scotland. His several hundred detailed maps of the region W of the Hudson River, showing roads, buildings, and other details, were of much use to Gen. George Washington and remain historically valuable.

Erskine (from Erskine, the town in Scotland) can refer to:

• Erskine Bridge, over the River Clyde
• Erskine, Minnesota
• Erskine College, South Carolina
• Erskine, Western Australia
• Erskine, Alberta

People known by the name of Erskine include the following members of Scots nobility:

• Ebenezer Erskine (1680-1754)
• Ralph Erskine (1685-1752), younger brother of Ebenezer
• Henry Erskine (1746-1817), younger brother of David Steuart
• Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750-1823), younger brother of Thomas
• John Erskine (1721-1803)
• Thomas Erskine (1788-1870)

Other people with this name include:

• Albert Russel Erskine (1871–1933), an American businessman who served as president of the Studebaker Corporation from 1915 to 1933.
• Carl Erskine (1926-present), former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 to 1959.
• Emmanuel Erskine, Ghana Army general and UN peacekeeping commander
• Graves B. Erskine (1897-1973), a U.S. Marine Corps General who led the 3rd Marine Division during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.
• Joe Erskine (American boxer) (1930-present), former welterweight boxer and long distance runner.
• Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer) (1934-1990), former British and British Empire heavyweight boxing champion.
• Kenneth Erskine (1962-present), a British serial killer known as the "Stockwell Strangler" who murdered seven elderly people in and around London during a three month period in 1986.
• Laurie York Erskine (1894-1976), writer and author
• Peter Erskine (1954-present), drummer
• Ralph Erskine (1914-2005), London-born architect, who lived and worked in Sweden for most of his life.
• Robert Erskine (1735–1780), map-maker to George Washington during the Revolutionary War
• Scott Thomas Erskine (1963-present), an American serial killer convicted to death row for the murder of two California boys in 1993.

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The Erskine (automobile) was a brand (marque) of automobiles produced by the Studebaker Corporation from 1927-1930.