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Erich von Däniken, born on April 14th, 1935 in Zofingen, Switzerland. During     his     formative     years     at     the     renowned     Collège     St-Michel     in     Fribourg, Switzerland,    Erich    von    Däniken    immersed    himself    in    ancient    holy    writings    and unsolved   archaeological   puzzles.   As   a   young   gastronome,   he   began   writing   topic- related   articles   before   eventually   authoring   his   international   best   seller   Chariots   of the   Gods.   Erich   von   Däniken   has   held   countless   lectures   and   discussions   at   public forums   and   educational   institutions.   His   40   books   have   sold   over   67   million   copies and have been translated into 32 languages.
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Erich   Von   Daniken   grew   up   in   a   family   who followed   strong   catholic   rules.      As   a   young child,   Erich   was      a   free-minded   spirit,   and   a rebel   at   heart.      Erich’s   father   felt   that   his son    would    require    strong    education    and discipline   in   life   by   enrolling   him   to   Jesuits boarding    school        in    Fribourg,    Switzer- land.At         this   boarding   school   Erich   studied Latin     &     Greek,     whilst     translating     old religious   texts.   Already   at   his   tender   age, Erich   began   to   question   the   nature   of   god and    religions.“What    these    texts    refer    to, can   never   be   an   almighty   god      -   young Erich    thought    to    himself.        This    Being makes   mistakes   and   is   not   out   of   time!” Erich   curiosity      to   know   if   other   cultures around   the   world   share   similar   stories   or belief   systems   sets   him   on   a   journey   which in   later   years   became   the   most   compelling revelations of our times.
EvD   remembers   very   well   about   his   time   as   Boy   Scout:   “There,   I learned a lot for my entire life…”
…and on his research, he traveled around our globe several times…
Driven   by   a   strong   desire   to   know   more than     conventional     scientific     books     can offer,   Erich   delves   much   deeper   into   the subject    –    and    so,    the    search    for    the answers   about   the   mysterious   gods   of   the world's cultures, began.
Erich   von   Däniken   with   his   first   bestseller   ERINNERUNGEN   AN   DIE ZUKUNFT   –   CHARIOTS   OF   THE   GODS…   Start   of   the   „Dänikenitis“! (New York Times)
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Erich   Von   Daniken   Research   Society   receives   large   volume   of   correspondence   on daily     basis.     We     are     unable     to     respond     to     personal     questions/requests.     For press/media/speaking engagements please email:
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Erich   von   Däniken,   born   on   April   14th,   1935   in Zofingen, Switzerland. During    his    formative    years    at    the    renowned Collège     St-Michel     in     Fribourg,     Switzerland, Erich   von   Däniken   immersed   himself   in   ancient holy     writings     and     unsolved     archaeological puzzles.    As    a    young    gastronome,    he    began writing   topic-related   articles   before   eventually authoring   his   international   best   seller   Chariots of    the    Gods.    Erich    von    Däniken    has    held countless   lectures   and   discussions   at   public forums    and    educational    institutions.    His    40 books    have    sold    over    67    million    copies    and have been translated into 32 languages.
Erich Von Daniken's Biography At A Glance
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Erich   Von   Daniken   grew   up   in   a   family   who followed   strong   catholic   rules.      As   a   young child,   Erich   was      a   free-minded   spirit,   and   a rebel   at   heart.      Erich’s   father   felt   that   his son    would    require    strong    education    and discipline   in   life   by   enrolling   him   to   Jesuits boarding   school      in   Fribourg,   Switzerland. At         this   boarding   school   Erich   studied   Latin &    Greek,    whilst    translating    old    religious texts.    Already    at    his    tender    age,    Erich began   to   question   the   nature   of   god   and religions.“What    these    texts    refer    to,    can never   be   an   almighty   god      -   young   Erich thought    to    himself.        This    Being    makes mistakes    and    is    not    out    of    time!”    Erich curiosity      to   know   if   other   cultures   around the    world    share    similar    stories    or    belief systems   sets   him   on   a   journey   which   in later    years    became    the    most    compelling revelations of our times.
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EvD   remembers   very   well   about   his   time   as Boy   Scout:   “There,   I   learned   a   lot   for   my entire life…”
Driven   by   a   strong   desire   to   know   more than     conventional     scientific     books     can offer,   Erich   delves   much   deeper   into   the subject    –    and    so,    the    search    for    the answers   about   the   mysterious   gods   of   the world's cultures, began.
Erich   von   Däniken   with   his   first   bestseller ERINNERUNGEN    AN    DIE    ZUKUNFT    CHARIOTS   OF   THE   GODS…   Start   of   the „Dänikenitis“! (New York Times)
Erich   Von   Daniken   Research   Society   receives large     volume     of     correspondence     on     daily basis.   We   are   unable   to   respond   to   personal questions/requests.   For   press/media/speaking engagements please email:
…and on his research, he traveled around our globe several times…
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