Erich Fromm
German-American sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900–1980).
The record
Erich Fromm was a German-American sociologist and psychoanalyst. Born on 23 March 1900 in Frankfurt, Fromm died on 18 March 1980 in Muralto at the age of 79.
Notable works include The Art of Loving, Man for himself and To Have or to Be?. Fromm studied at Goethe University Frankfurt and Heidelberg University. Honours include Humanist of the Year, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt and Nelly Sachs Prize.
With a Wikipedia article in 106 languages, Erich Fromm is No. 6,531 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 23 March 1900, Frankfurt
- Died
- 18 March 1980, Muralto (aged 79)
- Country
- German Empire
- Known as
- University teacher, sociologist, psychoanalyst
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- Goethe University Frankfurt, Heidelberg University
- Languages
- English, German, Spanish
- Wikipedia editions
- 106
Did you know
Lived to 79.
Shares a birthday with Akira Kurosawa and Pierre-Simon Laplace.
One of 120 people in the Index born in Frankfurt, with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Has a Wikipedia article in 106 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- SpouseFrieda Fromm-Reichmann
- SpouseHenny Gurland
One has a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Humanist of the Year1966
- Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt1978
- Nelly Sachs Prize1979
Notable works
- The Art of Loving
- Man for himself
- To Have or to Be?
- Psychoanalysis and Religion
- The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
- The Art of Listening
- Escape from Freedom
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