Eugene Fodor (writer)

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

Eugene Fodor ( /juːˈdʒiːn ˈfoʊdər/; October 14, 1905 – February 18, 1991) was an American writer of travel literature of Hungarian origin.

Biography

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.

He married a Czech national, joined the US Army during World War II, and was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services, serving in Europe.

In 1949, he founded Fodor's in Paris, France. He created Fodor Modern Guides, operating mainly from Paris but moved to Litchfield, Connecticut until his death.

Fodor was elected to the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) World Travel Congress Hall of Fame, the only travel editor to be so honored.^{[citation needed]}

Other instances of Eugene Fodor

• A famed violinist Eugene Fodor had the same name.
• In the musical Crazy For You there is a character named Eugene Fodor who hopes to be a travel writer, however the character is not connected to the real life writer.

References

• "Eugene Fodor". Encyclopædia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9034722. Retrieved October 30, 2005. 
• "Travel: literature and guidebooks". Princeton University. http://libguides.princeton.edu/content.php?pid=64128&sid=473653. Retrieved August 18, 2010.