In what proved to be his last paper, Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg gives some autobiographical information about his family tree, relatives, ancestors, and descendents and where the name Ginzburg comes from. A major part of V L Ginzburg’s memoir is about his father — making up for what he considered to be a ’somewhat neglected’ filial duty.

PACS: 01.60.+q, 01.65.+g (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0180.201011e.1217 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2010/11/f/ 000287186300006 2-s2.0-79955619878 Citation: Ginzburg V L "My father and my family" Phys. Usp. 53 1171–1184 (2010) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Гинзбург В Л «Об отце и нашей семье» УФН 180 1217–1230 (2010); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0180.201011e.1217 V.L. Ginzburg is author and editor of Physics-Uspekhi