The death of Erich von Daeniken has also focussed public attention on the controversial writer in 20th-century history.

Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, in 1935, von Däniken rose to prominence when he published Chariots of the Gods? while working as a hotel manager in Davos. The book posed a provocative question that ...

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the alleged extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him ...

ERICH VON DANIKEN is the Vice President of Mystery-Park AG. He was educated at the College St-Michel in Fribourg. While Managing Director of a Swiss five-star Hotel, he wrote his first book, Chariots ...

ZURICH: Best-selling Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who built a lucrative career on his argument, rubbished by scientists ...

So maybe aliens really have been to Earth? Paradox Entertainment has acquired screen rights Erich von Daniken's book "Chariots of the Gods". First published in 1968, the book explores evidence that ...

The Swiss author whose bestselling books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him international ...

In the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken was a household name, not only in his native Switzerland, but also in the U.S. and ...

His 1968 book, Chariots of the Gods, sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a ‘warped parody of ...

They termed its main theme—extraterrestrial beings influencing ancient technology—sheer nonsense. Von Daniken's work has ...

Odyssey of the Gods:The History of Extraterrestrial Contact in Ancient Greece by Erich von Daniken takes a dispassionate look at Ancient Greece and challenges our assumptions about how Western ...

Evidence of the Gods: A Visual Tour of Alien Influence in the Ancient World by Erich Von Daniken depicts many exotic stone forms, artifacts, sculptures, cave artwork, modern art forms, and even images ...