Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm (1900–1980) was a German-born sociologist, psychoanalyst, writer, and university teacher. Born in Frankfurt and dying in Muralto, he held citizenship in the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Germany, and Switzerland. He studied at Goethe University Frankfurt, Heidelberg University, and New York University, earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree. His academic career included positions at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and New York University.

Fromm worked in philosophy, social psychology, psychoanalysis, and social philosophy, associated with continental philosophy and the Frankfurt School. He was a student of Alfred Weber and a member of the William Alanson White Institute. His notable works include *The Art of Loving*, *To Have or to Be?*, *The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness*, and *Escape from Freedom*. He received the Nelly Sachs Prize and the Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt. He spoke English, German, and Spanish.