Erich von Däniken
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Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (born 14 April 1935) is a Swiss author of several books which make controversial claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Von Däniken is one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronauts hypotheses. The ideas put forth in his books are largely rejected by scientists and academics, who categorize his work as pseudohistory and pseudoarchaeology.
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Books
- Chariots of the Gods? (Souvenir Press Ltd, 1969)
- Return to the Stars (Souvenir Press Ltd, 1970) ISBN 0-285-50298-0
- Gods from Outer Space (Bantam,1972; reprint of Return to the Stars)
- The Gold of the Gods (Souvenir Press Ltd, 1973) ISBN 0-285-62087-8
- Miracles of the Gods: A Hard Look at the Supernatural (Souvenir Press Ltd, 1975) ISBN 0-285-62174-2
- In Search of Ancient Gods: My Pictorial Evidence for the Impossible (Corgi books, 1976) ISBN 0-552-10073-0
- According to the Evidence (Souvenir Press, 1977) ISBN 0-285-62301-X
- Signs of the Gods (Corgi books, 1980) ISBN 0-552-11716-1
- The Stones of Kiribati: Pathways to the Gods (Corgi books, 1982) ISBN 0-552-12183-5
- The Gods and their Grand Design: The Eighth Wonder of the World (Souvenir Press, 1984) ISBN 0-285-62630-2
- The Eyes of the Sphinx: The Newest Evidence of Extraterrestrial Contact (Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1996) ISBN 978-0-425-15130-3
- The Return of the Gods: Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations (Element, 1998) ISBN 1-86204-253-5
- Arrival of the Gods: Revealing the Alien Landing Sites of Nazca (Element, 1998) ISBN 1-86204-353-1
- The Gods Were Astronauts: Evidence of the True Identities of the Old "Gods" (Vega books, 2001) ISBN 1-84333-625-1
- Odyssey of the Gods: An Alien History of Ancient Greece (Vega books, 2002) ISBN 978-1-84333-558-0
- History Is Wrong (New Page books, 2009) ISBN 978-1-60163-086-5
- Twilight of the Gods: The Mayan Calendar and the Return of the Extraterrestrials (New Page books, 2010) ISBN 978-1-60163-141-1
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German language books published between 1984 and 2009
- Der Tag an dem die Götter kamen (1984) ISBN 3-442-08478-4
- Habe ich mich geirrt? (1985) ISBN 3-570-03059-8
- Wir alle sind Kinder der Götter (1987) C. Bertelsmann, ISBN 3-570-03060-1
- Die Augen der Sphinx (1989) C. Bertelsmann, ISBN 3-570-04390-8
- Die Spuren der Ausserirdischen (1990) (Bildband) ISBN 3-570-09419-7
- Die Steinzeit war ganz anders (1991) ISBN 3-570-03618-9
- Ausserirdische in Ägypten (1991)
- Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1992) (Reissue with new foreword)
- Der Götter-Schock (1992) ISBN 3-570-04500-5
- Raumfahrt im Altertum (1993) ISBN 3-570-12023-6
- Auf den Spuren der Allmächtigen (1993) C. Bertelsmann, ISBN 3-570-01726-5
- Botschaften und Zeichen aus dem Universum (1994) C. Bertelsmann, ISBN 3-442-12688-6
- Götterdämmerung (2009) KOPP Verlag 978-3942016049
- Grüße aus der Steinzeit: Wer nicht glauben will, soll sehen!, 2010
- Was ist falsch im Maya-Land?: Versteckte Technologien in Tempeln und Skulpturen, 2011
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Further reading
- Peter Krassa, Disciple of the Gods: A biography of Erich von Däniken (W. H. Allen & Unwin, 1976). ISBN 0-352-30262-3
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Films
- Ferry Radax: Mit Erich von Däniken in Peru (With Erich von Däniken in Peru, 1982). A documentary.
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See also
- Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology (book)
- Pseudoarchaeology
- Oolon Colluphid/Professor Eric von Contrick, fictional characters based on von Däniken.
- Cueva de los Tayos
- David Icke
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