Robert Elsie (June 29, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was a Canadian scholar who specialized in Albanian literature and folklore. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was known for his works "Albanian Literature : A Short History" and "The Highland Lute (Lahuta e Malcís): The Albanian National Epic". As a translator, Elsie offered the reader “a selection of songs from the best known cycle of Albanian epic verse”.