John Dalton obituary

Other lives: Writer and teacher who was committed to the community arts movement in Birmingham

Jean Floud obituary

Leading educational sociologist and academic who became the principal of Newnham College, Cambridge

Novelist and screenwriter known for her work on Merchant Ivory films, including A Room with a View and Heat and Dust

Other lives: Expert on medieval German literature who opened up horizons for many students

Other lives: Graphic designer who set up his own business and went on to write several books on jazz

Other lives: Leading figure in international education who worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Pulitzer prizewinning US journalist with a deep belief in the importance of the law

Medieval archaeologist and expert on ancient glass

Author and master of the horror genre whose trademark was fear

Writer who recounted her experience of cancer with engaging candour

Other lives: Printer, sculptor and publisher who set up the Small Publishers Fair in 2001

Other lives: International expert on the work of the Spanish artist Goya

Other lives: Teacher and writer admired for introducing Irish culture to a wide audience

Western authority on the culture of Japan, his adopted homeland

Brilliant philosopher of law who put human dignity at the centre of his moral system