Authors born on April 14

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• 1935 Erich von Däniken

  Erich von Däniken is a Swiss author best known for his books that propose ancient humans were visited by extraterrestrial beings. His most famous work, 'Chariots of the Gods?', helped popularize the 'ancient astronaut' hypothesis globally. Von Däniken's ideas have been widely discussed but remain controversial within mainstream archaeology and history due to lack of conclusive evidence and have often … [bio]