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|birth_date=14 October 1905 | |||
|death_date=18 February 1991 | |||
|birth_place=Levice, Austria-Hungary | |||
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|occupation=Writer | |||
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Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 – February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Fodor was born in Léva, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary; now Levice, Slovakia). | |||
Eugene attended University of Grenoble. | |||
Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 – February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature. Believing 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. Fodor joined the US Army in 1942 during World War II, and was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services, serving in Europe. | |||
He married Vlasta Zobel, a Czech national, in 1948. He created Fodor Modern Guides, operating initially from Paris but moving to Connecticut in 1964. He lived there until his death in 1991. | |||
He remained with CIA for ’12 to 15 years’. His spy status was kept a secret until nearly thirty years later, when it was revealed by E. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Propaganda Technician | * Propaganda Technician | ||
* Transferred to OSS May 1945 | * Transferred to OSS May 1945 | ||
* 1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company | |||
* OSS/CIA intelligence officer; Fodor’s travel guides | |||
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* Born 1905. | |||
* 30 October 1944 — Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch in summer of 1945. | |||
* 30 October 1944 — Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch summer 1945. | |||
* Born 14 October 2005 in Hungary. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Fodor_(writer) Wikipedia: Eugene Fodor (writer)] | ||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | |||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Eugene Fodor for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Fodor, Eugene for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: EUGENE FODOR.doc, EUGENE FODOR.docx) | |||