This paper explores the personal‐professional historical development of the work of the late Michael White. It was written at the request of Maurizio Andolfi and first published in Italian in Terapia Familiare No. 102, July 2013. It is published here for the first time in English with permission. The paper is written as a response to four questions: What were some of the key steps in Michael White's historical development from a personal‐professional perspective? From where did Michael draw his main inspirations? What have been his major contributions? And what has Michael left to the younger generations?