Lev Davidovich Landau was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was considered as one of the last scientists who were universally well-versed and made seminal contributions to all branches of physics. He is credited with laying the foundations of twentieth century condensed matter physics, and is also considered arguably the greatest Soviet theoretical physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1962, announced November 1, 1962. Lev Landau, “for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium”. Lev Landau: born 1908, Baku, Russian Empire (now Azerbaijan). Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).