'''Paul Samuelson''' (Gary, Indiana, 1915 - Belmont, Massachusetts, 2009) was an American economist. He studied at the University of Chicago, and [[Harvard University]] (Master degree in 1936 and a Ph.D. in 1941). In 1970 he received the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Memorial Prize]] in Economic Sciences. Samuelson was the author of ''Foundations of Economic Analysis'' (1947), and a textbook, ''Economics'' (1948); the last one a popular and influential book for students translated into forty-one languages and considered the best-selling economics textbook in history. | '''Paul Samuelson''' (Gary, Indiana, 1915 - Belmont, Massachusetts, 2009) was an American economist. He studied at the University of Chicago, and [[Harvard University]] (Master degree in 1936 and a Ph.D. in 1941). In 1970 he received the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Memorial Prize]] in Economic Sciences. Samuelson was the author of ''Foundations of Economic Analysis'' (1947), and a textbook, ''Economics'' (1948); the last one a popular and influential book for students translated into forty-one languages and considered the best-selling economics textbook in history. |