Paul Wilhelm "Willy" Kyrklund (27 February 1921 in Helsinki, Finland – 27 June 2009 in Uppsala) was a Finnish Swedish-speaking author who lived in Uppsala, Sweden. He was the son of an engineer. During World War II, he served on the front. In 1944, he moved from Finland to Sweden, where he studied Chinese, Russian, Persian and mathematics. He also worked as a programmer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Kyrklund