Graham Hancock
Great BritainBiography of Graham Hancock
British writer and journalist, Graham Hancock, was born on August 2, 1950, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He spent his childhood and youth in India, where his father worked as a surgeon. Returning to the United Kingdom in 1973, he graduated with honors from Durham University with a degree in sociology and began his career as a journalist.
Hancock worked for renowned British newspapers such as "The Times," "The Sunday Times," "The Independent," and "The Guardian." From 1976 to 1979, he served as an assistant editor for the magazine "New Internationalist," and from 1981 to 1983, he worked as a correspondent for "The Economist" in East Africa.
In 1996, Hancock appeared in the controversial program "The Mysterious Origins of Man" on the American television channel NBC. His main interests lie in exploring secret mysteries, ancient stone monuments or megaliths, ancient myths, and astronomical/astrological data from the past. The main theme present in most of his books is the possible universal connection to a "mother culture," which he believes was the source of all ancient civilizations.
Hancock's methods and conclusions have not found much support from scientists, who often criticize him, labeling him a pseudoarchaeologist, and his books as pseudo-scientific. However, Hancock considers himself a counterbalance to orthodox views, which he believes are unquestioningly accepted by the educational system, mass media, and society as a whole.
German director Roland Emmerich, in the credits of his blockbuster film "2012," stated that Hancock's book, "Fingerprints of the Gods," inspired him to create the film. In an interview with the London magazine "Time Out," Emmerich revealed that he first learned about the theory of earth crust displacement from Hancock's book.
