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== Biography ==

Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 – February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature. On 1916-1924, High school and junior college in Lucenec CZ. On 1936-1942, Political Reporter; Editor of art magazine. Fodor remained with CIA for ’12 to 15 years’. Fodor was born in Léva, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary; now Levice, Slovakia). 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. 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. 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.

Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 – February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.

Fodor was born in Léva, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary; now Levice, Slovakia). 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.

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.

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.

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The timeline research also records 1916-1924 High school and junior college in Lucenec CZ. University of Grenoble. 1936-1942 Political Reporter; Editor of art magazine. Fodor remained with CIA for ’12 to 15 years’.

== Research notes ==

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* ~~10/~~30~~/44~~ Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch in summer of 1945.

* Born 1905.

* ~~10/~~30~~/44~~ Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch summer 1945.

* 30 October 1944 Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch in summer of 1945.

* “U.S. Army lieutenant and officer of the Office of Strategic Services… bounced into the Czechoslovak capital with two other Americans in a lone jeep on May 8, 1945, V-E Day. Though Berlin had fallen to the Soviets almost two weeks before, Prague was still something of a no-man's land, with Russian forces hundreds of miles east of the city, American....

* 30 October 1944 Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch summer 1945.

* 10/14/05 Born in Hungary.

* Fodor and the rest of his group—Sgt. Kurt Taub and Pvt. Nathan Shapiro—made it 100 miles through disintegrating German lines armed with only a rifle and a few pistols. Along the way, they managed to depose the pro-Nazi mayor of Karlsbad and pick up a shipment of insulin to deliver to Prague's besieged hospitals.”.

* he is ‘not deeply motivated’. 1st Lt. Fodor to report to Chief of Mission in Prague.

* http://voices.yahoo.com/eugene-fodor-born-1905-10208235.html.

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 == Biography ==
+Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature. On 1916-1924, High school and junior college in Lucenec CZ. On 1936-1942, Political Reporter; Editor of art magazine. Fodor remained with CIA for ’12 to 15 years’. Fodor was born in Léva, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary; now Levice, Slovakia). 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. 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. 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.
-Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.
-Fodor was born in Léva, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary; now Levice, Slovakia). 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.
-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.
-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.
-<!-- Dan Gross timeline enrichment -->
-The timeline research also records 1916-1924 High school and junior college in Lucenec CZ. University of Grenoble. 1936-1942 Political Reporter; Editor of art magazine. Fodor remained with CIA for ’12 to 15 years’.
 == Research notes ==
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-* 10/30/44 Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch in summer of 1945.
+* Born 1905.
-* 10/30/44 Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch summer 1945.
+* 30 October 1944 Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch in summer of 1945.
-* “U.S. Army lieutenant and officer of the Office of Strategic Services… bounced into the Czechoslovak capital with two other Americans in a lone jeep on May 8, 1945, V-E Day. Though Berlin had fallen to the Soviets almost two weeks before, Prague was still something of a no-man's land, with Russian forces hundreds of miles east of the city, American....
+* 30 October 1944 Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch summer 1945.
-* 10/14/05 Born in Hungary.
-* Fodor and the rest of his group—Sgt. Kurt Taub and Pvt. Nathan Shapiro—made it 100 miles through disintegrating German lines armed with only a rifle and a few pistols. Along the way, they managed to depose the pro-Nazi mayor of Karlsbad and pick up a shipment of insulin to deliver to Prague's besieged hospitals.”.
-* he is ‘not deeply motivated’. 1st Lt. Fodor to report to Chief of Mission in Prague.
-* http://voices.yahoo.com/eugene-fodor-born-1905-10208235.html.
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