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

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 bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations ...

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations ...

Erich von Däniken, who has died aged 90, was among the first writers to suggest that human civilisation, and even human ...

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

Both look upon the alien’s assault as an opportunity and choose to protect the perpetrator of the violence instead of the ...

Despite criticism from the scientific community, his books sold almost 70 million copies in more than 30 languages.

The Swiss author whose bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him fame ...

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

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