In 1970, Paul Samuelson won the Noble Prize in Economics.
Date of Birth: 15 May 1915.
Died: 13 December 2009.
Nationality: American.
Country: United States.
Education: University of Chicago (BA), Harvard University (MA, PhD).
Known as: Father of Modern Economics.
Profession: Economist.
Awards: John Bates Clark Medal (1947), Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1970), National Medal of Science (1996).
Fields: Macroeconomics.