Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (/ ˈɛrɪk fɒn ˈdɛnɪkən /; German: [ˈeːrɪç fɔn ˈdɛːnɪkən]; 14 April 1935 – 10 January 2026) was a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which made claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968.
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Erich von Däniken – 14.04.1935 ∗ 10.01.2026 It is with great sadness and shock that we must announce that Erich von Däniken passed away on . Our thoughts are with his family.
Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90.
Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at ...
Erich Anton Paul von Däniken was the Swiss author whose provocative ideas about ancient extraterrestrial contact captured global attention and sparked decades of debate.
He was extremely controversial but considered influential: Now Swiss book author Erich von Däniken has passed away. He was 90 years old.
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Erich von Däniken, the best-selling Swiss author and self-styled maverick archaeologist who propagated the theory that thousands of years ago an advanced alien species visited Earth, mated...
Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the alleged extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90.
Erich von Däniken, ‘Chariots of the Gods?’ author, dies at 90 - Los ...
Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling theories on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilisations brought him widespread fame among paranormal enthusiasts and...