Chenjerai Hove obituary

Leading Zimbabwean novelist and poet who left his native country to live in exile in the west in 2001

Sheila Whiteley obituary

Emeritus professor who held Britain’s first chair of popular music

Charles Hannam obituary

Other lives: Charismastic teacher and influential author who arrived in Britain on one of the last Kindertransport trains from Germany before the second world war

Ralph Hyde obituary

Historian of maps and prints who published many books about London’s urban development

Ian Allan obituary

Locomotive enthusiast who became one of the most successful railway publishers

Elizabeth MacLennan obituary

Actor, writer and co-founder of 7:84, the touring company that left an indelible mark on British theatre

John Busby obituary

Wildlife artist and teacher best known for his book Drawing Birds

James Malpas obituary

Art historian and lecturer keen to make his subject accessible through his witty writings and radio broadcasts

James Salter obituary

Cult author who ‘wrote American sentences better than anyone’

Harry Lesser obituary

Other lives: Lecturer in philosophy at the University of Manchester for more than 40 years

Marguerite Patten obituary

Cookery writer and broadcaster who introduced several generations to the joys of food preparation

Rufus Segar obituary

Other lives: Illustrator and designer of books and magazines

Brian Sedgemore obituary

Controversial former Labour MP with a reputation as a political bruiser who defected to the Lib Dems in the middle of the 2005 general election campaign