The Erich Fromm Prize () is a German prize bestowed upon people who have advanced

Humanism Humanism is a philosophy, philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential, and Agency (philosophy), agency of human beings, whom it considers the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The me ...

through their scientific, social, sociopolitical or journalistic engagement. The prize is named after

Erich Fromm Erich Seligmann Fromm (; ; 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 set ...

, a Jewish German-American philosopher, psychoanalyst and psychologist. The prize is conferred yearly since 1995, and since 2006, it is endowed with 10,000 €. The Erich Fromm Society (Erich-Fromm-Gesellschaft) elects a five-person jury, which decides on the prize winner. Its decision is made by simple majority and is not influenced by the Society, but it has to respect applications and recommendations.

Recipients

Source: *1995 **Duchovný Parliament, Bratislava *1996 **Sociopsychoanalytical Seminary of the University of Mexiko-City **

University of Wrocław The University of Wrocław (, UWr; ) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, with over 100,000 graduates since 1945, including some 1,900 researcher ...

, Poland **Germanistic Division of the

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, Hungary *1997: No prize winner *1998 **Rainer J. Kaus **Svante Lundgren **Martina Parge *1999 **Jan M. Böhm **Claudia Hoock *2000 ** Kevin Anderson **Richard Quinney **Bruno Osuch *2001 **Gerd Meyer *2002–2003: No prize winners *2004 William Wasson, Hamid Lechhab *2005: No prize winner *2006

Hans Leyendecker Hans Leyendecker (born 12 May 1949) is a German journalist. He writes for the ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' and is one of Germany's best known investigative journalists. Leyendecker formerly worked for the magazine ''Der Spiegel'', unveiling various ...

Heribert Prantl Heribert Prantl (born 30 July 1953 in Nittenau, West Germany) is a German author, journalist and jurist (former judge, prosecutor and lawyer). At the ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' he was head of the department of domestic policy from 1995 to 2017, he ...

*2007

Eugen Drewermann Eugen Drewermann (born 20 June 1940) is a German church critic, theologian, peace activist and former Catholic priest. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Drewermann was born in Bergkamen near Dortmund. He is best kn ...

Konstantin Wecker Konstantin Alexander Wecker (born 1 June 1947) is a German ''Liedermacher'' (singer-songwriter) who also works as a composer, author and actor. Life and work Wecker was born in Munich. Classically educated at the Wilhelmsgymnasium, Wecker got o ...

*2008

Jakob von Uexküll Jakob may refer to: People * Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name Other * Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP * Max Jakob Memorial ...

*2009

Gerhart Baum Gerhart Rudolf Baum (28 October 1932 – 15 February 2025) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (Germany), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and a lawyer. From 1978 to 1982, he served as Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany), Fede ...

* 2010

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a ...

* 2011

Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 29 June 1963) is a German violinist. Born and raised in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Mutter started playing the violin at age five and continued studies in Germany and Switzerland. She was supported early in her car ...

* 2012

Georg Schramm Georg Schramm (born 11 March 1949) is a German Kabarett artist. He was a host of the Kabarett shows ''Scheibenwischer'' and '' Neues aus der Anstalt''. Biography Schramm was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. His father was a member of the Soc ...

* 2013

Gesine Schwan Gesine Schwan (née ''Schneider'', 22 May 1943) is a German political science professor and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The party has nominated her twice as a candidate for the federal presidential elections. On 23 May 2004, ...

* 2015 Götz Werner * 2016 Christel und

Rupert Neudeck Rupert Neudeck (; 14 May 1939 – 31 May 2016) was a German theologican, journalist and aid worker, especially with refugees. He started as a correspondent for Deutschlandfunk, a German public broadcaster.Christoph Koch: Wie wird man eigentlich ...

* 2017

John Neumeier John Neumeier (born February 24, 1939) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He was the director and principal choreographer of Hamburg Ballet from 1973 to 2024 and the artistic director of the ballet at the Hamburg State ...

* 2018 Hartmut Rosa * 2019 Daniel and Sabine Röder and

Pulse of Europe Pulse of Europe is a pro-European citizen's initiative, founded in Frankfurt, Germany by the end of 2016. It aims at "encouraging citizens of the European Union to speak out publicly in favour of a pan-European identity". As Europe is facing de ...

* 2020 Paul Mason * 2021

Maja Göpel Maja Göpel (born 27 June 1976) is a German political economist, transformation researcher, and sustainability scientist with a focus on transdisciplinary. In 2019 she co-founded the Scientists for Future initiative. Göpel is an honorary profe ...

* 2022 * 2023 Thomas Fuchs>

References

External links

* German literary awards {{Germany-lit-award-stub