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Erich von Däniken
에리히 폰 데니켄
The author of Chariots of the Gods? who turned ancient-astronaut ideas into a global publishing and television genre.
01 · Profile
- Country
- Switzerland
- Active period
- 1968–present
- Roles
- Author · Researcher · journalist · Alien contact
- Also known as
- 에리히 폰 데니켄
02 · Why this person is known
The author of Chariots of the Gods? who turned ancient-astronaut ideas into a global publishing and television genre.
03 · Claims and records
- The Rise of Ancient-Astronaut TheoryProphecy Archive · 132
- The rise of ancient-astronaut theory — Erich von DänikenExamines how the 1968 bestseller Chariots of the Gods? reinterpreted ancient monuments and religious texts as alien contact, tests six emblematic examples against archaeology, and traces its cultural lineage to Raëlism and Ancient Aliens.
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04 · Verification and open questions
Publishing impact is documented and emblematic archaeological claims are individually testable
05 · Sources
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