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Paul Anthony Samuelson (May 15, 1915 – December 13, 2009) was an American economist who was the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. When awarding the prize in 1970, the Swedish Royal Academies stated that he "has done more than any other contemporary economist to raise the level of scientific analysis in ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Paul A. Samuelson, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1970. He was a pioneer of mathematical economics, a best-selling textbook author, and a consultant to the US government.
Paul Samuelson (born May 15, 1915, Gary, Indiana, U.S.—died December 13, 2009, Belmont, Massachusetts) was an American economist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1970 for his fundamental contributions to nearly all branches of economic theory.
Dec 13, 2009 · Paul Samuelson was a renowned American economist who developed static and dynamic economic theory and influenced modern economics with mathematics. He wrote the best-selling textbook Economics and advised US presidents on economic policy.
In 1970 Paul Samuelson became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize in economics. It was awarded “for the scientific work through which he has developed static and dynamic economic theory and actively contributed to raising the level of analysis in economic science.”
Paul Samuelson, who transformed modern economics with his mathematical analysis and textbook, passed away in 2009 at age 94. He was a leading figure in the MIT Department of Economics and a consultant to presidents and policy-makers.
Dec 14, 2009 · Paul A. Samuelson, the first American Nobel laureate in economics and the foremost academic economist of the 20th century, died Sunday at his home in Belmont, Mass. He was 94.
