Stefan Colonna Walewski

Stefan Colonna Walewski (June 9, 1897 - May 19, 1955) was a Polish-born diplomat and antiquities specialist, publicised as a foremost expert in occult artifacts. As proprietor of his "Esoterica" shop in New York City, Count Colonna-Walewski maintained a large collection of "mystic and occult curios," at one point boasting over 20,000 objects and "the largest library on demonology in America."

Background

 * Imperial Diplomatic Corps., Russian War Office, Inspector of Munitions
 * First arrived in U.S. in 1916, naturalized as citizen in 1927
 * Esoterica at 161 East 56 St. in NYC; "Oriental, Occidental, Early Art, Ancient Cultures," "objects of comparative religions, occult and mystic sciences, superstitions, early medicines"

A System of Caucasian Yoga

 * First published in 1955, The Falcon's Wing Press.
 * Attributed to Zoroastrian teachers in the Caucasian mountains.