Erich Fromm explored why people give up their freedom. He grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Frankfurt and trained in psychoanalysis. He worked with the Frankfurt School of social thinkers. After the Nazis came to power he moved to the United States. His book Escape from Freedom asked why many people embraced fascism. The Art of Loving argued that love is a skill to be learned. It became an international bestseller. He also taught in Mexico for many years.
Erich Seligmann Fromm (German:; March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) 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.
Erich Fromm's birthday is March 23. He was born on March 23, 1900 in Frankfurt, Germany.
How old was Erich Fromm when he died?
Erich Fromm died on March 18, 1980, aged 79.
Who shares a birthday with Erich Fromm?
Famous people who share Erich Fromm's March 23 birthday include Akira Kurosawa, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Wernher von Braun, Joan Crawford and Roger Martin du Gard.
