Kurt Almqvist (1912–2001), PhD in Romance Languages, Swedish poet, intellectual and spiritual figure, representative of the Traditionalist School and the Perennial philosophy. Almqvist was a life-long disciple of the Swiss metaphysician and spiritual guide Frithjof Schuon. He came into close contact with the spiritual representatives of the Shadhiliyya order in the middle of the 1940s. He introduced Schuon's teachings on spirituality and transcendent unity of religions in a number of publications.^{[citation needed]} He also introduced the works of René Guénon in his writings. He was a frequent contributor to the quarterly journal, Studies in Comparative Religion, which dealt with religious symbolism and the Traditionalist perspective.

Almqvist received his doctorate in 1951 from Uppsala university on a dissertation concerning Guilhem Ademar, Poésies du troubadour Guilhem Adémar. He is the author of several essays and books in Swedish on religion and metaphysics, including four collections of poetry.

Andi Almqvist is a Swedish singer and composer known for his dark, cinematic sound and haunting lyrics about life, death, alienation and dysfunctional love.

Almqvist has released three solo albums, Can't Stop Laughing (2005), Red Room Stories (2007) and Glimmer (2009), and the concert/documentary-DVD The Misadventures of Andi Almqvist (2011).

Collaborating with musicians like Bebe Risenfors (multi-instrumentalist), Ossler (guitar) and Sara Jefta (violin), Almqvist has created his own musical universe inspired by horror movie music, Central- and Eastern European dirges and contemporary rock.

Almqvist has toured the US and Europe several times, touring with / supporting Woven Hand, Mark Lanegan, Holly Golightly, Holly Williams, Kaizer's Orchestra, B.B. King, The Blind Boys Of Alabama and Bettye LaVette among others.