Fodor was born in Léva, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary; now Levice, Slovakia). Noting that travel guides of his time were boring, he wrote a guide to Europe, On the Continent—The Entertaining Travel Annual, which was published in 1936 by Francis Aldor, Aldor Publications, London and was reprinted in 2011 by Random House as an e-book.[1]
In his youth, Fodor studied political economics at the Sorbonne and at the University of Grenoble in France. Fodor joined the US Army in 1942 during World War II, and was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services, serving in Europe. His spy status was kept a secret until nearly thirty years later, when it was revealed by E. Howard Hunt. He married Vlasta Zobel, a Czech national, in 1948.[2]
In 1949, he founded Fodor's in Paris, France. He created Fodor Modern Guides, operating initially from Paris but moving to Connecticut in 1964. He lived there until his death in 1991.[1]
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eugene, fodor, writer, eugene, fodor, october, 1905, february, 1991, hungarian, american, writer, travel, literature, eugene, fodorborn, 1905, october, 1905léva, hungarydiedfebruary, 1991, 1991, aged, litchfield, connecticutoccupationwriternationalityhungaryge. Eugene Fodor ˈ f oʊ d er October 14 1905 February 18 1991 was a Hungarian American writer of travel literature Eugene FodorBorn 1905 10 14 October 14 1905Leva HungaryDiedFebruary 18 1991 1991 02 18 aged 85 Litchfield ConnecticutOccupationWriterNationalityHungaryGenreTravel literatureNotable worksOn the Continent The Entertaining Travel AnnualNotable awardsAmerican Society of Travel Agents World Travel Congress Hall of FameSpouseVlasta ZobelBiography EditFodor was born in Leva Hungary then Austria Hungary now Levice Slovakia Noting that travel guides of his time were boring he wrote a guide to Europe On the Continent The Entertaining Travel Annual which was published in 1936 by Francis Aldor Aldor Publications London and was reprinted in 2011 by Random House as an e book 1 In his youth Fodor studied political economics at the Sorbonne and at the University of Grenoble in France Fodor joined the US Army in 1942 during World War II and was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services serving in Europe His spy status was kept a secret until nearly thirty years later when it was revealed by E Howard Hunt He married Vlasta Zobel a Czech national in 1948 2 In 1949 he founded Fodor s in Paris France He created Fodor Modern Guides operating initially from Paris but moving to Connecticut in 1964 He lived there until his death in 1991 1 References Edit a b Eugene Fodor feted as the spy who loved travel NBC News Service New York Times News TRAVEL GUIDE AUTHOR EUGENE FODOR 85 chicagotribune com Eugene Fodor Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved October 30 2005 Travel literature and guidebooks Princeton University Retrieved August 18 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugene Fodor writer amp oldid 1127828057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
