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Erich Fromm
1900 – 1980
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryErich Seligmann Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the United States. He was one of the founders of The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City and was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 23, 1900
Frankfurt
Date of death
March 18, 1980
Muralto
Citizenship
German Empire · Weimar Republic · Germany · Switzerland
Occupations & fields
university teachersociologistpsychoanalystwriterpsychologistphilosopher
Awards & honours
Humanist of the YearNelly Sachs PrizeGoethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt
Notable works
The Art of LovingMan for himselfTo Have or to Be?Psychoanalysis and ReligionThe Anatomy of Human DestructivenessThe Art of Listening
- Field and occupation
- německý filozof, psycholog a sociolog
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