Samuelson
Samuelson is a surname of Scandinavian origin meaning "son of Samuel." The name is most associated with Paul Samuelson, the American economist whose textbook *Economics* shaped how the subject was taught for generations.
Like many patronymic surnames, it appears across professions: The Samuelsons moved here from Minnesota.
Cambridge research university
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- KeynesianPro-intervention economic theory
Senior university teacher
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- scholarLearned, studious person
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
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MIT
Cambridge research university
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- textbookAcademic subject manual
professor
Senior university teacher
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- scholarLearned, studious person
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
lectures · thesis · dissertation · seminar · tenure · peer-reviewed · journal · academia · citation · curriculum
genealogy
Study of family descent
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