Trinidad-born British novelist and 2001 Nobel Prize laureate, 85 (born 1932) August 12 – Michael Scott Rohan, Scottish fantasy and science fiction writer, 67 (born 1951) Steven T. Ross, American military historian, 81 (born 1937) August 13 – John Calder, Canadian-born British publisher who founded Calder Publishing in 1949, 91 (born 1927) Georges Hausemer, Luxembourg fiction, travelogue and non-fiction writer, and translator from French, English, Spanish and Luxembourgeois into German, who sometimes worked as an illustrator using the pseudonym 'Theo Selmer, 92, 61 (born 1957) Ann Moss , English literary historian, 80 (born 1938) August 14 – Chemmanam Chacko, Indian poet, 92 (born 1926) Eduard Uspensky, Russian children's writer (Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat), poet, playwright and screenwriter, 80 (born 1937) August 15 – Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri, Algerian Islamic scholar and writer, 97 (born 1921) Allan Rune Pettersson, Swedish writer (Frankenstein's Aunt, Frankenstein's Aunt Returns), 82 (born 1936) Sterling Stuckey, American historian specialising in slavery and Afro-American culture, 86 (born 1932) August 16 – Benny Andersen, Danish poet, short story writer, children's writer and pianist, 88 (born 1929) George Athan Billias, American historian, 99 (born 1919) Wakako Yamauchi, Japanese American playwright whose works were influential in Asian-American theatre, 93 (born 1924) August 17 – Jeremy Catto, English historian, 79 (born 1939) Halima Xudoyberdiyeva, Uzbekistani nationalist, liberationist, feminist writer and poet, 71 (born 1947) August 18 – Tom Clark, American poet, biographer and poetry editor of The Paris Review between 1963 and 1973, 77 (born 1941) Eduard Frolov, Russian historian, Head of Department of History of Ancient Greece and Rome at Saint Petersburg State University in 1971–2015 and member of the Journal of Ancient History editorial board, 85 (born 1933) Henk Wesseling, Dutch historian, 81 (born 1937) August 20 – Matthew Aid, American military historian specializing in signal intelligence and history of National Security Agency, 60 (born 1958) August 21 – John Christgau, American writer on sports and his country's history, 84 (born 1934) Vesna Krmpotić, Croatian writer, translator 1999 Vladimir Nazor Award recipient and 2013 Tin Ujević Award recipient, 86 (born 1932) Hanna Mina, Syrian novelist, 94 (born 1924) August 22 – Jesús Torbado, Spanish writer and 1965 Alfaguara Prize recipient, 75 (born 1943) August 23 – Cindy Haug, Norwegian writer, 61 (born 1956) Ann Ireland, Canadian novelist, writing instructor and past president of PEN Canada, 65 (born 1953) Franck Venaille, French poet and 1996 Prix Mallarmé recipient,