Michael G. Paulson is a retired professor of language and history. He received a B.S. from Kutztown University in 1967, an M.A. in French from Florida State University in 1968, an M.A. in history from the University of Central Arkansas in 1983, and a Ph.D. in French and Spanish from Florida State University in 1973. He has taught at South Dakota State University, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Muhlenberg College, Kutztown University, and the University of Miami. He is the author of several papers, articles, and books.