On the wave of her personal memories, the author gives us a picture of Ferdinando Vanni in the totality of his person, in the complexity of the different aspects of his character and features. She presents Vanni as an individual and group psychoanalyst, a teacher trainer, a lecturer and supervisor, and as a friend, gratefully highlighting his peculiar authenticity, originality and generosity, which he showed in all contexts throughout his life. By showing him under a new light, this article brings the reader closer to one of the major pioneers of group psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Italy.
Keywords: Ferdinando Vanni, authenticity, originality, generosity, lecturer, supervisor.