Аннотация:We met Vladimir Gerdt at the 3rd international conference on computer algebra and its applications in theoretical physics, which took place in September 1985 in Dubna. Later we met at a couple of dozen conferences, at seminars, at defenses. When he visited Moscow, Vladimir often looked into our Moscow apartment. Vladimir had a huge impact on my life.
I took the materials for this article mainly from his Curriculum Vitae, the photographs are mostly mine.