Samuelson was born in New York City on December 23, 1945, and raised in nearby [[White Plains, New York]].<ref name=wapo /> He received his bachelor’s degree in 1967 from [[Harvard University]], where he concentrated in government.<ref name=lumin>”[http://www.newsbios.com/newslum/samuelson.htm Robert J. Samuelson]”, “The Business News Luminaries” website of the “TJFR Group”. Accessed September 23, 2006.</ref> He and his wife, Judith Herr, lived in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], and have three children.<ref name=msnbc/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert J. Samuelson |url=https://penguinrandomhousesecondaryeducation.com/author/?authorid=26810 |access-date=December 16, 2025 |website=Penguin Random House Secondary Education}}</ref> Samuelson died in Bethesda on December 13, 2025, at the age of 79.<ref>[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/silver-spring-md/robert-samuelson-12666079 Robert Jacob Samuelson] Dignity Memorial</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=December 15, 2025 |title=Robert Samuelson, Award-Winning Economics Columnist, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/business/media/robert-samuelson-dead.html |access-date=December 16, 2025 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
Samuelson was born in New York City on December 23, 1945, and raised in nearby [[White Plains, New York]].<ref name=wapo /> He received his bachelor’s degree in 1967 from [[Harvard University]], where he concentrated in government.<ref name=lumin>”[http://www.newsbios.com/newslum/samuelson.htm Robert J. Samuelson]”, “The Business News Luminaries” website of the “TJFR Group”. Accessed September 23, 2006.</ref> He and his wife, Judith Herr, lived in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], and have three children.<ref name=msnbc/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert J. Samuelson |url=https://penguinrandomhousesecondaryeducation.com/author/?authorid=26810 |access-date=December 16, 2025 |website=Penguin Random House Secondary Education}}</ref> Samuelson died in Bethesda on December 13, 2025, at the age of 79.<ref>[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/silver-spring-md/robert-samuelson-12666079 Robert Jacob Samuelson] Dignity Memorial</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=December 15, 2025 |title=Robert Samuelson, Award-Winning Economics Columnist, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/business/media/robert-samuelson-dead.html |access-date=December 16, 2025 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
