Dr. Algis Uždavinys (1962-2010) was a senior research fellow at the Lithuanian State Institute of Culture, Philosophy, and Arts and an associate professor at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts in his native Lithuania. Prof. Uždavinys' work has been published in English, French, and Lithuanian. His published works include Hermeneutical Philosophy and Mystagogy of Proclus (2002), The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2003), and most recently, Philosophy and Theurgy in Late Antiquity (2010). He also translated the works of Frithjof Schuon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Plotinus into Russian and Lithuanian. Dr. Uždavinys’ work is regularly featured in journals such as Sophia and Sacred Web.

His research included work on Hellenic philosophy, especially Platonism and Neoplatonism, as well as traditional mythology and metaphysics, Sufism, and traditional art. In 1998, he was awarded an honorary fellowship to the British Academy. Also in 1998, he was voted Art Critic of the Year by the Lithuanian Association of Artists.

Dr. Uždavinys was the editor of The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, and The Heart of Plotinus: The Essential Enneads.