Erika Fromm, PhD

Erika Fromm was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Fromm and her husband immigrated to the United States in 1938 amidst growing political tensions in Europe. In 1954, Erika Fromm joined the faculty of the Medical School at Northwestern University. Fromm was primarily interested in psychoanalysis and hypnosis. In 1961, she left Northwestern for the University of Chicago.

Photo from The University of Chicago News Office release