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March 8, 1914
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December 2, 1987
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Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich was a physicist and chemist born on March 8, 1914, in Minsk . He held citizenship in both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union . Zel'dovich was educated at Saint Petersburg State University and had Lev Landau as his doctoral advisor .
Throughout his career, Zel'dovich made significant contributions in various fields of physics including nuclear physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. He was a prolific mentor, advising numerous doctoral students such as Sergei Kopeikin, Rashid Sunyaev, Nikolai Shakura, Gurgen Askaryan, Gennady S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan, Viktor Mikhaylov, and Alexei Starobinsky .
Yakov Zel'dovich passed away on December 2, 1987, in Moscow .
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