Harry Eyres

Harry Eyres (born 1958 in London, England) is a journalist, writer and poet.

Eyres was educated as a King's Scholar at Eton College, where he won the Newcastle Scholarship in 1975, and at Cambridge University, where he studied English language and literature. He holds a Diploma de Estudios Hispanicos from Barcelona University and an MSc in Environmental Assessment and Evaluation from the London School of Economics.

Eyres was a theatre critic and arts writer for The Times (London) from 1987 to 1993, the wine editor of Harpers & Queen from 1989 to1996, and the wine columnist for The Spectator magazine from 1984 to 1989. He was Poetry Editor of The Daily Express from 1996 to 2001.

From 2004-15 Eyres wrote a weekly column for the Financial Times (London), titled "Slow Lane", which focused on the creative use of leisure time.

He is also the editor of LSE Environment, the newsletter of London School of Economic’s Centre for Environmental Policy and Governance. He teaches London theatre for a consortium of American universities.

Harry Eyers (rugby league)

Henry Thomas 'Harry' Eyers (1908-1976) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1930s.

Harry Eyers was born at Redfern, New South Wales in 1908, and played in the Souths junior league until he was graded in 1927. He went on to play eight seasons of first grade for the South Sydney Rabbitohs between 1929-1936. Eyers won a premiership with South when he played half-back in the 1931 Grand Final. He also played in the centre in the 1935 Grand Final.

Harry Eyers died on 28 December 1976.

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