Harvey Evers was born on 28 May 1893 in one of the mining towns in Northumberland, where his father was a general practitioner. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and studied medicine at the College of Medicine in Newcastle which at that time formed part of King's College, a component part of the University of Durham. He graduated with first-class honours in 1916 and proceeded to MS (honours) in 1921. He gained the Fellowship in 1921. He served as a Surgeon Probationer, RNVR, for one year at the outbreak of the first world war, and then from 1916 to 1920 as Captain in the RAMC. With Ranken Lyle in the newly established chair of midwifery and gynaecology, he and Farquhar Murray contributed notably to the establishment of the specialty in Newcastle. He quickly built up his reputation as an outstanding clinician in both obstetrics and gynaecology. He was a foundation Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and was made a Fellow in 1937. He was appointed to the Chair on Farquhar Murray's retirement in 1951 and held this until his own retirement in 1958. He was an examiner for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for many years and advised in his specialty to the Regional Hospital Board, continuing as pastoral visitor on vacating his chair. Shortly before retirement he took up fishing, which then occupied more and more of his time until ill-health forced him to give up. His circle of close friends was relatively small, and their deaths and especially the death of his wife Marion affected him deeply. He became increasingly isolated and his last few years were lonely. He died on 15 June 1979 aged 86, and is survived by two sons.