Jonh J. Eyre, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1849 to 1851. He was the Commander of the Royal Artillery in Hong Kong.
Eyre was a noted botanist. He collected plants in Hong Kong along side Henry Fletcher Hance and Berthold Carl Seeman. Some of the plants he discovered were named in his honor: Eyrea vernalis Champ. ex Benth; Quercus eyrie Champ. ex Benth.
Military records, Royal Artillery, Rank: Major 1841; Lieutenant-Colonel; Hong Kong 1849-51, Commander of Royal Artillery; General ca.1860.
Selected Bibliography: JSTOR, Global Plant [internet]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850. The United Service Magazine, 1841, Part III, p.587.
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