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Robert J. Samuelson (1945-2025) Economics columnist, author. Robert Samuelson was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland. He was a columnist for Newsweek and The Washington Post.

Full Name

Robert Jacob Samuelson

Locations

New York•Westchester

Author's Timeline

1945

Birth

New York County: Robert Jacob Samuelson was born in Manhattan, New York, on December 23, 1945.

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Residence

Westchester County: Mr. Samuelson was raised in White Plains, New York.

1995

Literary Work

The Good Life and Its Discontents: The American Dream in the Age of Entitlement
Crown Publishing Group
0812925920 / 978-0812925920
Nonfiction.

2001

Literary Work

Untruth: Why the Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong
Random House Publishing Group
0812991648 / 978-0812991642
Nonfiction.

2008

Literary Work

The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Past and Future of American Affluence
Random House
0375505482 / 978-0375505485
Nonfiction.

2025

Death

Robert J. Samuelson died in a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 13, 2025.

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