Renato de Grandis (24 October 1927 – 2 December 2008) was an Italian composer, musicologist, writer and Theosophist.

His music was being performed in Darmstadt, Dortmund, Cologne, Kiel, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Brussels, Warsaw, Dublin.

[2] In 1987, de Grandis decided to abandon the composition and, returning to Italy, engaged in philosophy, poetry, painting, and teaching.

[3][2] Prof. Joscelyn Godwin noted that de Grandis was "an active member of the Italian Section" of the Theosophical Society.

[6] He was the founder of the International Center for the Theosophical Research in Cervignano del Friuli, which continues to work successfully to this day.