Fromm, Erich, 1900-1980, psychoanalyst and author, b. Frankfurt, Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Heidelberg, 1922. From 1929 to 1932 he lectured at the Psychoanalytic Institute, Frankfurt, and at the Univ. of Frankfurt. He came to the United States in 1934, where he practiced psychoanalysis and lectured at various institutions, including the International Institute for Social Research (1934-39), Columbia Univ. (1940-41), the American Institute for Psychoanalysis (1941-42), and Yale (1949-50). He served on the faculty of Bennington College (1941-50). He went on to teach at the National Univ. of Mexico (1951), at Michigan State Univ. (1957), and at New York Univ. (1961). Breaking from the Freudian psychoanalytic tradition which focused largely on unconscious motivations, Fromm held that humans are products of the cultures in which they are bred. In modern, industrial societies, he maintained, they have become estranged from themselves. These feelings of isolation resulted in an unconscious desire for unity with others. Fromm's works include Escape from Freedom (1941), The Sane Society (1955), The Art of Loving (1956), Sigmund Freud's Mission (1958), May Man Prevail? (1973), and To Have or to Be (1976).

(born March 23, 1900, Frankfurt am Main, Ger.—died March 18, 1980, Muralto, Switz.) German-born U.S. psychoanalyst and social philosopher. A disciple of Sigmund Freud, Fromm joined the Frankfurt school in the 1920s and left Nazi Germany for the U.S in 1933. Taking issue with Freud, he came to believe in the interaction of psychology and society and argued that psychoanalytic principles could be applied to cure cultural ills. He taught at various institutions, including the National University of Mexico (1951–67) and New York University (from 1962). His many books, which had popular as well as academic success, included Escape from Freedom (1941), The Sane Society (1955), and The Crisis of Psychoanalysis (1970); The Art of Loving (1956) became a durable best-seller.

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(born March 23, 1900, Frankfurt am Main, Ger.—died March 18, 1980, Muralto, Switz.) German-born U.S. psychoanalyst and social philosopher. A disciple of Sigmund Freud, Fromm joined the Frankfurt school in the 1920s and left Nazi Germany for the U.S in 1933. Taking issue with Freud, he came to believe in the interaction of psychology and society and argued that psychoanalytic principles could be applied to cure cultural ills. He taught at various institutions, including the National University of Mexico (1951–67) and New York University (from 1962). His many books, which had popular as well as academic success, included Escape from Freedom (1941), The Sane Society (1955), and The Crisis of Psychoanalysis (1970); The Art of Loving (1956) became a durable best-seller.

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Fromm is a surname that may refer to:

• Eric Fromm (born 1958), a former tennis player from the United States
• Erich Fromm (1900–1980), an internationally renowned German-American Jewish psychologist and humanistic philosopher
• Frieda Fromm-Reichmann (born Frieda Reichmann, 1889-1957), psychoanalyst, doctor; the wife of Erich Fromm
• Friedrich Fromm (1888–1945), German army officer
• Paul Fromm (1906–1987), Chicago-based wine merchant and musical patron. Jewish refugee from the Nazis.
• Julius Fromm (1883–1945), inventor of the seamless latex condom.

Variant names

• Arthur Frommer, the man behind Frommer's travel guides and Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine
• Liza Fromer, the former co-host of Breakfast Television at Citytv in Toronto
• Friedrich Fromhold Martens, a Russian diplomat and jurist who made important contributions to the science of international law
• Louis the Pious (Ludwig der Fromme), Emperor and King of the Franks from 814 to his death 840
• Lynette Fromme, an American assassin

See also

• Frommer's, a renowned travel guidebook series
• Mount Fromme, a mountain in British Columbia
• Frommel
• Frum