--- poppler/Annot.cc	2017-06-21 22:31:18.000000000 +0200
+++ poppler/Annot.cc	2017-07-08 09:16:36.027102200 +0200
@@ -1285,6 +1285,13 @@
   }
   obj1.free();
 
+  if (dict->lookup("T", &obj1)->isString()) {
+    author = obj1.getString()->copy();
+  } else {
+    author = new GooString();
+  }
+  obj1.free();
+
   // Note: This value is overwritten by Annots ctor
   if (dict->lookupNF("P", &obj1)->isRef()) {
     Ref ref = obj1.getRef();
@@ -1460,6 +1467,21 @@
   update ("Contents", &obj1);
 }
 
+void Annot::setAuthor(GooString *new_author) {
+  annotLocker();
+  delete author;
+
+  if (new_author) {
+    author = new GooString(new_author);
+  } else {
+    author = new GooString();
+  }
+
+  Object obj1;
+  obj1.initString(name->copy());
+  update ("T", &obj1);
+}
+
 void Annot::setName(GooString *new_name) {
   annotLocker();
   delete name;
@@ -1658,6 +1680,7 @@
   
   delete rect;
   delete contents;
+  delete author;
 
   if (name)
     delete name;
@@ -3050,6 +3073,8 @@
     fontcolor = new AnnotColor(0, 0, 0); // Black
   if (!contents)
     contents = new GooString ();
+  if (!author)
+    author = new GooString ();
 
   // Draw box
   GBool doFill = (color && color->getSpace() != AnnotColor::colorTransparent);
--- poppler/Annot.h	2017-06-17 18:35:25.000000000 +0200
+++ poppler/Annot.h	2017-07-08 09:15:36.247854900 +0200
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@
   // Sets the annot contents to new_content
   // new_content should never be NULL
   virtual void setContents(GooString *new_content);
+  virtual void setAuthor(GooString *new_author);
   void setName(GooString *new_name);
   void setModified(GooString *new_date);
   void setFlags(Guint new_flags);
@@ -603,6 +604,7 @@
   PDFRectangle *getRect() const { return rect; }
   void getRect(double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double *y2) const;
   GooString *getContents() const { return contents; }
+  GooString *getAuthor() const { return author; }
   int getPageNum() const { return page; }
   GooString *getName() const { return name; }
   GooString *getModified() const { return modified; }
@@ -661,6 +663,7 @@
 
   // optional data
   GooString *contents;              // Contents
+  GooString *author;                // T
   GooString *name;                  // NM
   GooString *modified;              // M
   int       page;                   // P