A life to remember — Francis Rendel Erskine (“Erskine”) Crossley

• This article is a recollection of the life and times of Professor F.R. Erskine Crossley.
• The article is to celebrate the 100th birthday of F.R. Erskine Crossley on 21 July 2015.
• The article is for the special issue of Mechanism and Machine Theory to be published in April 2015.