 He was the brother of Trygvi Samuelsen, and the father of Lisbeth L. Petersen and Beate L. Samuelsen.He served as the editor of the newspaper "Dimmalætting" from 1936 to 1981—that is, from the age of 26 until he retired.In 1945 he also became a special correspondent for the newspaper "Berlingske Tidende".