Erich von Däniken

Erich von Däniken (born April 14, 1935 in Zofingen, Switzerland) is a controversial Swiss author who is best known for authoring works about extraterrestrial influence on human culture since prehistoric times. He is one of the figures responsible for popularizing the paleocontact and ancient astronaut theories.

Works

• Chariots of the Gods? (Erinnerungen an die Zukunft) (1968)
• Gods from Outer Space (1970)
• The Gold of the Gods (1972)
• In Search of Ancient Gods (1973)
• Miracles of the Gods (1974)
• Signs of the Gods (1979)
• Pathways to the Gods (1981)
• The Eyes of the Sphinx (1996)
• The Return of the Gods - Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations. (1997)
• Odyssey of the Gods - An Alien History of Ancient Greece. (2000)