Eugene Fodor (; October 14, 1905 – February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature. 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 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. References 1905 births 1991 deaths People from Levice American travel writers Hungarian emigrants to the United States United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers United States Army officers People of the Office of Strategic Services People from Litchfield, Connecticut Ritchie Boys University of Paris alumni Hungarian expatriates in France