Background
Samuelsen, Ragnar Torleif was born on June 23, 1942 in Lyngen, Norway. Son of Nils Haldor Joakim and Amanda Nilsine (Larsen) Samuelsen.
Samuelsen, Ragnar Torleif was born on June 23, 1942 in Lyngen, Norway. Son of Nils Haldor Joakim and Amanda Nilsine (Larsen) Samuelsen.
Degree in agronomy, Kleiva Agriculture College, Sortland, Norway, 1960. Candidate Agriculture, Agriculture University, Norway, 1967. Doctor of Science, Agriculture University Norway, 1980.
Agronomist, State Experiment Station, Tromso, Norway, 1960, 64;
agricultural adviser, Ballangen, Norway, 1960-1961, 63;
research assistant, State Experimental Station Holt, Tromso, 1967-1974;
research officer, State Research Station Holt, Tromso, 1975-1984;
head of station, Holt Rsh. Station, Tromso, 1985-1991;
research scientist, Holt Research Center, Tromso, since 1992. Contact person Nordic Gene Bank, Sweden, since 1983.
Visiting fellow U. Reading, United Kingdom, 1989-1990.
Active local parish councils, Tromso, 1971-1982, 87-97. Member Nord-Halogaland Dioces Council, 1994-1998. Member Norwegian Academician's Organisation, Scandinavian Association Agriculture Science, Agriculture Forum North.
Married Walborg Synove Monsen, August 19, 1967. Children: Vibeke, Pal Guttorm, Reidun Kristine, Eirik Mikal.