| Eugene Fodor | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1905 Levice, Austria-hungary |
| Died | 18 February 1991 Litchfield, Connecticut |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Known for | Writer |
| Awards | American Society of Travel Agents World Travel Congress Hall of Fame |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 39532445 |
| Rank | Technician Third Grade |
| Enlisted | Los Angeles, California |
- American Society of Travel Agents World Travel Congress Hall of Fame
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Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 – February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.
Biography
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.
Research notes
- Propaganda Technician
- Transferred to OSS May 1945
- 1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company
- OSS/CIA intelligence officer; Fodor’s travel guides
- Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| MRBC1 | 1 |
| Approx Age at Death | 86 |
| Nara ASN | 39532445 |
| Nara Name | FODOR EUGENE |
| Nara State | 1 |
| Nara County | 061 |
| Nara POE | 9141 |
| Nara DOE | 250842 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Height (inches) | 69 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 151 |
| row_source | demographics |
Sources
- Wikipedia: Eugene Fodor (writer)
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)