Richard Woodman obituary

Writer who drew on his own experience at sea in a series of novels and historical works about the British merchant navy

Ralph Jackson obituary

Archaeologist, curator at the British Museum and leading expert in the field of Greco-Roman medicine

Fleur Adcock obituary

One of the leading New Zealand and British poets of her generation who was fascinated by the past and ancestral voices

Heinz-Peter King obituary

Other lives: Lecturer and historian at St Andrews University who was an expert on the Cistercian Order

Robert Coover obituary

One of the leading lights of US postmodern fiction best known for his 1969 short story The Babysitter and The Public Burning

Ed McLachlan obituary

Cartoonist whose work appeared in Punch, Private Eye, the Spectator and the Oldie in a 60-year career

Hamish MacGibbon obituary

Other lives: Educational publisher at Heinemann whose textbooks became market leaders in the UK and internationally

Richard Webb obituary

Other lives: Publisher who turned a rediscovered manuscript into the global bestseller The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

Elias Khoury obituary

Lebanese novelist best known for his 1998 book Gate of the Sun, which he said was an act of love for the Palestinian people

Tony Soper obituary

Television presenter and writer who came up with the idea of a BBC natural history unit and led cruises to polar regions

Graham Rawle obituary

Author, artist and designer who created the collage series Lost Consonants for the Guardian in 1990