Eugene Fodor

Famed Travel Writer of "Fodor's Travel Guides" - the world's largest English language travel guidebook publisher was born in 14th October 1905 in Hungary and died in 18th February in 1991.

Fodor created a series of popular tourist guidebooks providing historical background & cultural insights into people & places described. His first book, On the Continent (1936), is a best-seller in Europe & the US. Since then, he has published over 400 travel guides for the farthest reaches of our planet. Fodor's publishes 14 different series for every kind of traveler. His travel network at www.fodors.com is over 700 strong.