Christopher McIntosh, DPhil, is a writer and historian specializing in the esoteric traditions of the West. He was born in England, grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, and lives in north Germany. He studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford, and German at London University, later returning to Oxford to take a doctorate in history with a dissertation on the 18th century Rosicrucian revival. He also has a diploma in Russian from the United Nations Language School from his time in New York as an Information Officer with the UN Development Programme. His books include The Rosicrucians; The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason; The Swan King: Ludwig II of Bavaria; Beyond the North Wind; Occult Russia and Occult Germany. His fictional work includes the occult novel Return of the Tetrad, The Lebensborn Spy and the short story collections Master of the Starlit Grove, The Wyrde Garden and The Sorceress of Agartha. With his wife, Dr. Donate McIntosh, he produced a new translation of the Rosicrucian Fama Fraternitatis (2014). He also has a long-standing interest in nature-oriented belief systems. ozgard.net