Frithjof Schuon

About

Author and metaphysician with publications on religion and spirituality. He was influential in the Perennialist School.

Before Fame

His interest in metaphysical truth was piqued after reading Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. He served in the French army.

Trivia

He lived among the Plains Indians of the American West for several months following World War II.

Family Life

He married Catherine Feer. His father was a concert violinist.

Associated With

His book The Transcendent Unity of Religions was endorsed by T.S. Eliot.