Eugene Fodor (writer)

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This article is about the travel writer. For the violinist, see Eugene Fodor.

Eugene Fodor (pronounced /ju'dʒin 'foʊdɚ/) (October 14, 1905 in Léva, Hungary (now Levice, Slovakia) —February 18, 1991 ) was an American writer of travel literature of Hungarian origin. In 1949, he founded Fodor's in Paris, France.

He married a Czech national, joined U.S. Army during WWII and was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services, serving in Europe. Created Fodor Modern Guides, operating mainly from Paris but moved to Litchfield, Connecticut until his death.

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• Eugene Fodor. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on October 30, 2005.