Erich Fromm Biography

Erich Fromm biography

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NAME: Erich Fromm
OCCUPATION: Psychiatrist, Academic Author
BIRTH DATE: March 23, 1900
DEATH DATE: March 18, 1980
EDUCATION: University of Heidelberg, University of Munich, Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute
PLACE OF BIRTH: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH: Muralto, Switzerland

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Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm studied the effect of society on the human psyche in such works as To Have or to Be and Escape from Freedom.

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Arriving in the U.S. during WWII, psychoanalyst Erich Fromm found that his theories conflicted with that of American Freudians. Fromm believed an individual's psyche was the product of society as well as biology. He particularly focused on effect of consumerism on a person's self-awareness. His books include Escape From Freedom, The Sane Society, and To Have or To Be.