Erich Von Däniken R.I.P | A Personal Tribute By Paul Wallis
Paul Wallis
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It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Erich von Däniken on January 10, 2026. Our thoughts are with his family. He is also mourned by friends around the world, the millions of readers of his books, and the many colleagues who had the privilege of working with him. His "Research Society for Archaeology, Astronautics, and SETI" (A.A.S.) and all those interested in paleocontact research have received the news with great sadness."
I discovered Erich when I was eleven and his work had a profound impact on the whole course of my life. It was my great pleasure to speak with him, face to face, on numerous occasions. His foreword for "Flucht aus Eden," the German edition of "Escaping from Eden," his endorsement of my second book of paleocontact, "The Scars of Eden" and his affirmation of me as an author were for me like the affirmation of a parent.
Erich was an open-handed and generous encourager of all those who have come after him to explore the trail that he first blazed sixty years ago. I shared his delight and amusement that Pope Frances honoured his contribution to humanity when he turned 85 years old. I greatly admired his courage and his understanding of the role of the writer and I will miss him personally. Thank you Onkel Erich for all that you have done to break us out of limited and old thinking and to open us to more boldly explore the nature of reality. Bravo Erich. Vale!! - Paul Wallis
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