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Dan Apostol (12 July 1957 Bucharest – 4 March 2013 Bucharest) was a Romanian writer and researcher, specialized in several border domains of aviation, history, archeology, ancient civilisations, art, biology, anthropology, palaeontology and cryptozoology.
Dan Apostol | |
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| Born | 12 July 1957 Bucharest |
| Died | 4 March 2013 Bucharest |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and researcher |
Books
edit- Enigmas... for now, 1984, 1986 (second edition), 2018 (third edition).
- Flight 19, 1985, 2020
- Mysteries of the Earth, 1987
- The Unknown Nature, 1989
- Footprints into the Cosmos, 1989
- Ancient Civilizations on Earth, 1990
- Lords of the Depths, 1991
- From a Lost World, 1993
- Explorers of the Infinite, 1997
- Atlantida and Pacifida - Ancient Protocivilizations, 1998, 2003 (second edition)
- World of the Dragons, 2000
- Chronicles from Outer Worlds, 2001
- Monsters of the Depths, 2003
- Pacifida - The Missing Continent, 2003
- Survivors of the Cuaternar, 2003
- Aliens in our Prehistory, 2003, 2014
- Unexplained Disappearances during the Great Wars, 2003, 2005, 2020
- Atlantis - The Lost Empire, 2004
- The Mystery of the Golden Cities, 2004
- The Fall of the Angel, 2004 (fiction)
- The War of the Worlds, 2005, 2014
- Dinosaurs - a Reality in the History of the Last Millennia, 2005
- Unexplained Aerial Phenomena - An Updated History from the Secret Files, 2005, 2014
- Women-warriors in the Battles that Changed the World, 2005
- The Cities of the Giant Octopus, 2006, 2014
- The warriors from Beyond, 2014, 2023
- Atlantis and other lost worlds, 2015, 2020
- Forgotten heroes, 2015
- The Hunters of the Other World, 2015 (fiction)
- Dinosauria, 2018
- Mysterious Disappearances, 2020
- UFO - Hidden Truths, 2021
- UFO - Danger!, 2021
Anthologies
edit- Coauthor of the Antares anthologies with Rodica Bretin, 4 volumes (1991–1995) about ancient civilisations, unexplained phenomena, cryptozoology and fantastic literature.[citation needed]
International awards
edit- The Award for Short Prose at the Fantasia Festival (Copenhague, Denmark), 1998 for the story Hunters from Beyond
- The Great Award for the best Foreign Prose, of the Fantasia Art Association (Cornwall, Great Britain), 2004, for the story The Fall of the Angel
Editorialist
edit- Between 1982 and 2010, Dan Apostol has published 800 articles, studies and editorials in 25 Romanian, French, Italian and British publication (including Science et Avenir, Science et Vie, Nature, Natural History, The Historian, Magazin, Astra, Romania Literara, Stiinta si Tehnica, Meridian, Baricada, SLAST, Magazin International, Terra XXI, Jurnalul de Bucuresti, START 2001) and 6 anthologies from England and Romania.
Audiovisual work
edit- Chief Programs Officer (1993) and Executive Manager (1994–1996) at the Canal b National Company of Film, Television and Video
- In 1993 has directed two television documentaries: Stalin - A Nightmare for Eternity and Baia Mare - in Search of the Hidden Cancer
- Between 1994 and 1996 has been the producer of all television programs distributed nationwide by the Canal b National Company of Film, Television and Video
- Between 1982 and 2010 has been the producer, host or guest for 300 TV and Radio shows at 16 Romanian, French, Italian and British Television and Radio Channels (Arte, Rai Due, ZDF, RTL, Discovery, Discovery Civilisation, BBC, TVR 1, TVR 2, TV Sigma, Tele 7 abc, Radio Romania 1 and 2, Radio Bucharest, Radio Total and Radio Tinerama)
References
edit- SF Dictionary, Nemira Publishing House, Bucharest, Romania, 1999
- Catalogue of the Authors, Pocket Book Publishing House, Bucharest, Romania, 2006
- The Historian, Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain, 2005, 2006
- Catalogue des auteurs, Excelsior Publications SA, Paris, France, 2007
- Today's Romanian writers, Gates of the Orient Publishing House, Iasi, 2011
- Today's Romanian authors, Arial Publishing House, Ploiesti, Romania, 2013