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Erich Anton Paul von (* 14 April 1935 in Zofingen) is a Swiss Hotelier and Schriftsteller.Er is admits become by its books and films, which concern themselves with the possibility of the existence and/or earlier attendance of extraterrestial ones on earth. Its books were translated into 32 languages and to have a total circulation of 62 million sold to copies reached. Thus it, beside Charles Berlitz, is one of the world-wide most successful authors in the field of the Pseudowissenschaft. In addition it is the initiator of the Mystery park in intersheet (Switzerland).

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Life

During his school time in work living the son of a dress manufacturer burned by mistake the local public swimming pool down. In the Jesuiten boarding school it was interested in books concerning philosophy, theology and archaeology. While he worked as a hotel specialized apprentice in Bernese the Swiss yard, he made a first Egypt journey. Employments in different hotels followed and the marriage with the work colleague Elizabeth, whom he had become acquainted with as a waiter in the hotel Ascot in Zurich. After a excursion into the soup factory Knorr becomes of a managing director of the restaurant Mirabeau in Berne. 1964 transferred the hotel rose hill from to Davos.

1968 appear its book memories of the future, after 20 publishing houses had rejected it. It becomes an unexpected success. On 13 February 1970 by because of alleged defraudation of CHF 12,000 to sixteen months prison is condemned, after completion of two thirds of the term in prison from the detention to dismiss however prematurely. 1982 waive the canton court grey federations the judgement, since no debt could be proven to it. From does not apply thus officially as previously convicted. 1974 dedicate the magazine of the mirrors a title history under the heading "the to him. After into the 1990er several television stations bring series to years with it, he becomes even music star: Its "World OF Mysteries" created it up to place four Swiss hit parade.

Hypotheses

Erich von interprets the most different inheritances (buildings, legends etc.) of old cultures as proofs for extraterrestial visitor for example is it for the opinion that "primitive "humans were not without strange assistance able, buildings like the pyramids of Gizeh, the Steinmonumente on the Osterinsel to provide Stonehenge or the map of the Piri rice. He saw different objects also as possible reproductions of launch pads or landing strips for UFOs (for example Nazca lines), in order to induce extraterrestial one (Gods) again to land again on earth - he interprets these objects as remnants of cargo cults. In religion and Mystik he interprets delivered Gods as extraterrestial one. Representatives of these hypotheses call this frequently the "science of the Astronautik".

The description of the first chapter of the book Ezechiel (Hesekiel) in the Bible holds from for the description of the landing of a spaceship and a flight of the prophet thereby. Due to the descriptions by this "Hesekiel spaceship in such a way specified" even by a NASA engineer a disputed model was made, which was to illustrate the hypothesis.

Organizations

"the A.A.S. created by Erich von - research association for archaeology, Astronautik and SETI "; (1973 based renamed under the name "Ancient astronaut Society "and 1998) humans bring together, who want to prove attendance extraterrestially. The abbreviation SETI stands here for search for for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, which translates: Search for extraterrestrial intelligence means.

organization stands however in no connection with that for 1984 created and among other things SETI institute gesponsorten by NASA.

1996 were created "Erich von - donation". dedicated a part of its extensive Archives to the donation. In addition books, slide, films, manuscripts, pictures belong and more. Purpose of the donation is the study of the large mysteries of the world, in particular puzzling Relikte of past cultures. The donation wants to be mainspring for research, which seemed impossible so far. To let limit research, to the basic rules of the scientific realization gain to adhere and by scientists be accomplished however without itself from existing dogmas or paradigms.

opinions and attitude

Erich von writes over itself that he does not want to answer questions, but rather unpleasant asking places. It criticized "old-established structures" and "festgefahrene ways of thinking" in the sciences history and archaeology and demands to regard and interpret material and written facts under modern technical criteria again. Further it requests the historical scientists to be limited not only to a field of activity (as for example to recognize but interdisciplinary the thing in common between the age-old advanced cultures (for example the building of pyramids in Africa and South America; however e.g. see. Thor Heyerdahl) to recognize and investigate the thing in common more in detail. He criticizes the catholic church as well as governments and authorities of various countries (among other things Egypt) in such a way that important pieces of evidence were held back, which supported its hypotheses.

Erich von always terminates its lectures with the sentence: "Request, Ladies and Gentlemen, you do not believe me a word. ". With it it would like to express that it does not lay a claim on truth for its hypotheses. Its goal is primarily the proof that one can regard many things also from another side.

Privately Erich von calls itself as humans, who pray each day. Which concerns religious contents, he is the opinion, these "facts" is wrong - and means with it those each world religion. The reason for it lies in the question to the origin of the life, which lies in accordance with the opinions of in the universe.

Criticism

The hypotheses Erich von would contradict the facts from established archaeologists, Anthropologen and historians rejected with the reason, a part of the hypotheses with deeper view, the remainder are not not accessible to a determination of their logical value (still).

A substantial point of criticism is that from underestimate the talents of indigener peoples or suppress. Trailers argue that it concerns to less to find the irrefutable truth as to point out that there are many different viewpoints and solution types for a problem - evenly also such, which is dismissed of the modern science generally as Hirngespinst. The opposite side again states that to look self criticism placed in relation to its own theses only self protection before all for critical objections and before the associated demand after a scientifically correct proof serves. Often also sense and purpose of its larger projects are doubted.

Critics are the conviction that supported by from ambiguous rock designs etc. postulates only fantastic hypotheses. After their opinion a scientifically founded proof remains guilty and moves both with its books and with its lectures on an easily consumable level by

main topics, as "the Gods were astronauts" or "Atlantis" became already in the year 1951 in the Science Fiction novel "realm in the moon" described by Manfred Langrenus (alias of professor Dr. Friedrich Hecht, a geo chemist from Vienna) in detail. In France spread Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier with "departure in the third millenium" in the 60's similar theses.

Detailed rejecting with Gerhard Gadow set itself in: Memories of the reality apart. Furthermore detailed criticism is stated by organizations such as CSICOP and the GWUP.

Works

Memories of the future, 1968, ISBN 3-404-60274-9
Back to the stars, 1969. Econ, 1986, ISBN 3-430-11986-3
Sowing and cosmos, 1972, ISBN 3-426-03384-4
My world in pictures, 1973, ISBN 3-426-03404-2
Features, 1974, ISBN 3-453-04434-7
Proofs, 1977, ISBN 3-453-00907-X
Erich von in cross-cross-examine, 1978
Prophet of the past, 1979, ISBN 3-453-05230-7
Journey after Kiribati, 1981
Strategy of the Gods, 1982
The day at that the Gods came, 1984
Did I , 1985
We all are children of the Gods, 1987
The eyes of the Sphinx, 1989
Cosmic traces, 1989
The traces Ausseridi, 1990
The Steinzeit was completely different, 1991
Extraterrestial one in Egypt, 1991
The mysteries in old Europe, 1991
The God shock, 1992
New cosmic traces, 1992
Space travel in the antiquity, 1993
The inheritance of Kukulkan, 1993
On the traces of the allpowerful, 1993
Stranger from the universe, cosmic traces: new finds, discoveries, phenomena, 1995
The recent day began long - the Messiaserwartung and the extraterrestial ones, 1995
Messages and indications from the universe, 1996
The inheritance of the Gods, 1997
Indication of the eternity - the mystery Nazca, 1997
In the name of Zeus, 1999
The Gods were astronauts, 2001, ISBN 3-570-00031-1
Hunter of lost knowledge, 2003, ISBN 3-9302-1969-7
Secrets of sunk worlds, 2003 (hearing book moderates from Rainer Holbe)