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Erich von Däniken

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Erich von Däniken
Born (1935-04-14) 14 April 1935 (age 89)
Zofingen, Switzerland
Occupation(s) Writer
Known for "Chariots of the Gods?" (Ancient Astronaut theory)
http://www.daniken.com/

Erich Anton Paul von Däniken is a Swiss ufologist, widely known for his theories regarding extraterrestrial alien influence on ancient human civilisations, as detailed in a series of books and documentary films, beginning with 1968's Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past.

Selected Bibliography

  • von Däniken, Erich (1968), Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1971), Gods from Outer Space; Return to the Stars, or Evidence for the Impossible 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1972), The Gold of the Gods 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1973), In Search of Ancient Gods: My Pictorial Evidence for the Impossible 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1974), Miracles of the Gods: a New Look at the Supernatural 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1984), The Gods and Their Grand Design: the Eighth Wonder of the World 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1996), The Eyes of the Sphinx: the Newest Evidence of Extraterrestrial Contact in Ancient Egypt 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1998), Arrival of the Gods: Revealing the Alien Landing Sites at Nazca 
  • von Däniken, Erich (1998), The Return of the Gods: Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations 
  • von Däniken, Erich (2000), Odyssey of the Gods: the Alien History of Ancient Greece 
  • von Däniken, Erich (2002), The Gods Were Astronauts: Explaining the Deities of Ancient Religions 

Further to his own writing, von Däniken has been adapted into new mediums, including documentaries and comic books.