In memoriam Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov 1923-2004

Professor Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov, a leader in the field of crystal physics, physics of ferroelectrics and ferroelastics, passed away in December 2004. He was born in 1923 and belongs to the generation that took part in the Second World War 1941-1945 and was marked by it. He learned all the hardships of war immediately after graduation from school. As a participant of the battles at Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk, he was awarded the order of the Red Star and several other medals including the Medal of Valor. After the end of the war, he graduated from the Faculty of Physics of Moscow State University in 1951 with distinction. In 1956 he started to work at the Institute of Crystallography under Professor A.V. Shubnikov and later for 20 years headed the Laboratory of Phase Transitions. He published more than 700 scientific papers and was the author or coauthor of 20 inventions. A brief biography is included.