17 Facts About Eva Frommer

Eva Ann Frommer was a German-born British consultant child psychiatrist, working at St Thomas' Hospital in South London.

Eva Frommer's specialism was to apply the arts and eurythmy to the treatment of pre-school child patients, inspired by the work of the Austrian anthroposophist, Rudolf Steiner.

Eva Frommer was born in Berlin into a highly cultured German-Polish-Jewish family, the elder of two children.

Eva Frommer's father, Leopold, was a research scientist and friend of the crystallographer and philosopher, Rudolf Steiner.

Eva Frommer is the author of a standard textbook on chemical engineering still in use.

Eva Frommer's mother, Jadwiga, was a professional violinist and came from the Polish Diamant family.

Eva Frommer became a Foundation Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1972 and a Fellow in 1982.

Eva Frommer was one of the earliest in the field to identify childhood depression.

Eva Frommer offered internships in her department to art therapy students from the original St Alban's School of Art course, followed by students from other London courses.

Eva Frommer's view was that children needed to acquire the skills of understanding and self-expression according to an age-appropriate adjustment to the outside world, to stand a chance of avoiding depression or falling into antisocial behaviours.

Eva Frommer was an avid theatre-goer and lover and supporter of opera.

Eva Frommer was a well-known figure at both of London's opera houses and was for many years a Friend of the Royal Opera House.

Eva Frommer was active in the charity sector, making links with City Livery companies to benefit her patients.

Eva Frommer became Chairman of the Cicely Northcote Trust for a number of years.

Eva Frommer travelled widely and gave numerous papers at international conferences.

Eva Frommer died, aged 77, at Michael Hall, a Steiner community and school in Forest Row, England.

Outside the clinical field, Eva Frommer intended that Steiner's writings become better known in English-speaking countries, and for that purpose she left a sum of money to Steiner Books to enable them to translate and publish all of his works, a task she had started but was prevented from completing in her lifetime.