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It is actually Erich von Däniken, but that is the original German spelling, not used in English because of the umlaut and the lower case von. The word von goes in lower case because it is a preposition—even if it is part of a proper name. However, in Dutch the same preposition Van is capitalized in proper nouns. Languages are fascinanting!
EVD was hands down my favorite author to read when I was 14 years old. I had a couple of his books and would read them back and forth. It opened my eyes and revealed a world that I had not imagined until then. It all started to make sense and I could never see religion from the same angle after that. I was that girl that would talk about it to whoever wanted to listen, but because I went to Catholic School my parents advised me to stop talking about it to avoid getting in trouble. His ideas fascinate me up to this day and I’ve watched every documentary and interview I could get my hands on. His findings and ideas have been debunked by most in the scientific community, but that didn’t deter us diehard fans, as a matter of fact, I think his fan base is ever-growing. It is a fascinating topic.