Viktor Farkas
Viktor Stefan Farkas (born May 30, 1945 in Vienna ; † November 1, 2011 in Vienna) was an Austrian journalist and author . In his books he mostly dealt with borderline scientific topics, pre-astronautics and controversial anomalies. He supported conspiracy theories and the assumption of the existence of paranormal phenomena as well as the reality of UFOs or the Mothman .
Farkas was a member of Mensa Austria, the Concordia Press Club and the Austrian Journalists Club, among others . On the occasion of the Orwell year 1984 he wrote the first German SF quiz book. Some of his works have also appeared in Czech .
Viktor Farkas was buried in the cemetery of the Simmering fire hall (section E19, number 458).
Fonts
- The SF Quiz Book (1986), ISBN 3442234530
- Let's make people. Creation myths taken literally (with Peter Krassa , 1986), ISBN 3813181375
- Inexplicable Phenomena Beyond the Imaginable (1988), ISBN 3524690696
- Esoteric a Hidden Reality (1990), ISBN 3524690947
- Beyond the imaginable. A travel guide through our fantastic reality (1996), ISBN 3938516232
- Who rules the world? (1997), ISBN 3701503761
- Enigmatic reality. From the archives of the inexplicable (1998)
- Future trap - future opportunity. Life and Survival in the Third Millennium (2000), ISBN 3829575017
- New Inexplicable Phenomena (2001), ISBN 3895390739
- Secret Covenants & Conspiracies in the 10 Volume Series of Mysterious Phenomena (2001)
- The future is a secret. From Atlantis to Hollow Earth (2001), ISBN 3895390747
- Covered Up (2002)
- Shadow of power. Do secret long-term plans threaten our future? (2003), ISBN 3930219689
- Lies in war and peace. The Secret Power of Opinion Makers (2004), ISBN 3701504644
- Information society myth. What we do not learn from the media (2005), ISBN 3938516143
- Merciless power. Is the whole world at stake? (2007), ISBN 978-3938516591
- Invisible Fronts: Imagine It's War And Nobody Notices (2009)
- Translations
- John Spencer: Mysterious World of UFOs. Sightings, kidnappings, contacts. Bertelsmann Club, Gütersloh 1992 (Original: UFOs. The definitive Casebook )
Web links
- Viktor Farkas' website
- Literature by and about Viktor Farkas in the catalog of the German National Library
- Viktor Farkas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Viktor Farkas in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Observer for Viktor Farkas in the Fandom Observer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical data of Viktor Farkas in Dorf im Jetzt ( Memento from October 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Grenz | Wissenschaft aktuell: Author Viktor Farkas has passed away
- ^ Obituary by Viktor Farkas in the club magazine of Mensa Austria, PDF, pages 7 and 8. Retrieved on July 1, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Farkas, Viktor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Farkas, Viktor Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian author, journalist and advertising specialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 2011 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria |