Landau was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Russian Empire (now Baky, Azerbaijan).
He was a Nobel Laureate in Physics for the year 1962 for his pioneering theories of condensed matter, especially liquid helium. He also earns merits for a prolific series of textbooks on theoretical physics.
He died in Moscow, Soviet union (now Russia).
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