| First Name |
Erich
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| Middle Name |
Anton Paul
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| Last Name |
von Däniken
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| Full Name at Birth |
Erich Anton Paul von Däniken
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| Alternative Name |
Erich Von Däniken, Erich v. Däniken, Author 'Chariots of the Gods?', E v D, Erich Von Daniken Research Society, Erich Däniken, Mr. Däniken, Daniken E Von, Dänikitis
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| Birthday |
14th April, 1935
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| Birthplace |
Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland
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| Died |
10th January, 2026
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
White
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| Distinctive Feature |
Pipe smoker..., Appears Frequently In Blue Blazers..., Swiss citizen who speaks English with a strong German accent..., He has convictions at age 19 for theft, then at age 29 for fraud and embezzlement...., Carl Sagan wrote, "I know of no recent books so riddled with logical and factual errors as the works of Von Daniken''..., Archaeologists and historians were critical, with some pointing to Von Daniken's racism for claims like "Was the black race a failure and did the extraterrestrials change the genetic code by gene surgery and then program a white or a yellow race?"..., wears gold flyer pin given to him by Giorgio Tsoukalos ('Ancient Aliens' colleague)..., The Italian Peter Kolosimo, who also predated Däniken, has bitterly accused the more successful Swiss of stealing his material from him..., At age 33 he was convicted again for fraud, embezzlement, and forgery, stealing $130,000. His second book 'Gods from Outer Space' was written in prison..., ''Däniken writes fluently, and without a shadow of a doubt''..., ''But success is not the same as being right, and the evidence against his hypotheses are piling up. People who read his books simply find him untrustworthy''..., At school he rejected the church's interpretations of the Bible and developed an interest in astronomy and the phenomenon of flying saucers..., In 1970, Der Spiegel referred to the hype over Däniken as 'Dänikitis'...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Atheist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Swiss
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| High School |
Saint-Michel International Catholic School, Fribourg, Switzerland
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| Occupation Text |
Author Of Several Books Which Claim Extraterrestrial Influences On Early Human Culture.
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| Occupation |
Author
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| Claim to Fame |
the best-selling book 'Chariots of the Gods?' (1968)
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Extraterrestrial Influences On Early Human Culture, Origins Of Religions Reactions To Contact With An Aliens, Mankind is of Extraterrestrial Origin, The Gods Were Astronauts, Astro-archeology, Abrupt human advances due to alien assistance, Ancient astronaut / paleo-contact hypothesis, Pseudohistory, Pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoscience
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| Year(s) Active |
1970-2003 (writer: 7 tv documentaries), 2017-2018 (consulting producer: 4 episodes of ''Ancient Aliens''), 2003-2003 (director: 3 documentary short films), 1970-2020 (himself: 55 documentaries/ tv shows etc.)
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| Record Label |
Discovery Channel, History Channel, StellarCitizenAward, Zohar Entertainment Group, Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
(Kindle), Souvenir Press
(book publisher), New Page Books
(book publisher), Putnam Adult
(book publisher), Element Books Ltd
(book publisher), Tantor Audio
(audiobook publisher), Tantor eBooks
(publisher), Putnam Pub Group
(book publisher), Ook Lub Ssociates (book Publisher), Random House Value Publishing
(book publisher), Bantam
(book publisher), Souvenir Press
(book publisher), G.P. Putman's Sons
(book publisher), Delacorte Press
(book publisher), Kopp Verlag
(book publisher), Lange Communications Pte Ltd
(book publisher), Star Books
(book publisher), Souvenir
(book publisher), Melhoramentos
(book publisher), New York: G. P. Putnam's sons
(book publisher), Erich Von Daniken
(book publisher), Madras
(book publisher), Generic
(book publisher), Corgi
(book publisher), Neue Schweizer Bibliothek
(book publisher), Econ
(book publisher), Kadokawa Shoten
(book publisher), Econ Verlag
(book publisher), Tantor Media
(book publisher), Econ, München
(book publisher), Presidio Press
(book publisher), Robert Laffont
(book publisher), Utrecht
(book publisher), Bertelsmann
(book publisher), Kaiser
(book publisher), ROBERT LAFFONT
(book publisher), Corbaccio
(book publisher), Piemme
(book publisher), Plaza y Janes
(book publisher), ToÌ"kyoÌ"
(book publisher), Gakken
(book publisher), Asahi Shimbun
(book publisher), Gebr. Mai Verlag
(book publisher), Jochen kopp Verlag
(book publisher), C. Bertelsmann
(book publisher), Bauer
(book publisher), C. Bertelsmann Verlag
(book publisher), Goldmann
(book publisher), Transworld Publishers
(book publisher), Der Nordwesten
(German periodical)
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| Official Websites |
www.daniken.com/
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| Pets |
Prof. Dr. Joseph Blumrich (NASA-Engeneer), Giorgio Tsoukalos ('Ancient Aliens' colleague)
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| Favorite Places |
Egypt, Africa, Carnac, France, Chichen Itza, Mexico, Davos, Switzerland, Garuda, Indonesia, Arizona, USA, Hopi rock drawings, USA, upper Amazon, South America, Kenko Grande, Peru, Colombia, South America, Machu Pichu, Peru, Malta, Monte Alban, Mexico, Nan Madol islands, Pacific Ocean, Nazca & Palpa, Peru, New Grange, Ireland, Palenque, Mexico, Puma Punku, Bolivia, The Great Gallery in Cheops Pyramid, Egypt, Stonehenge, England, Teotihuacan, Mexico, Tikal, Guatemala, Tula, Mexico, Tulum, Mexico, Sphinx, Egypt, Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, The Holy Well, Cenote, Mexico (Mayans' sacrificial location), Nazca plain, Peru
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| Favorite Colors |
Blue
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| Favorite Accessories |
Pipe, Gold Flyer Pin
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Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (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. Däniken was one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronauts hypotheses.
