By Doron Zeilberger
(Published in the Personal Journal of Shalosh B. Ekhad and Doron Zeilberger AND to be published in the Proceedings Volume of the W80 conference, edited by Ilias Kotsireas and Eugene Zima)
Written: Dec. 7, 2011.
My good friend, great collaborator, and hero, Herb Wilf, in addition to his many other talents, is a master of writing birthday tributes. That's why I only reluctantly agreed to write one for the forthcming proceedings volume of the amzing W80 conference that took place last May. Whatver I would do, will not be of the same quality. But I tried my best and this is the result.