Wilhelm Abraham Teller

Wilhelm Abraham Teller ( born January 9, 1734 in Leipzig, † December 9, 1804 in Berlin) was a Protestant theologian, hymn writer, university professor and reconnaissance.

Plate studied in 1749 in his hometown of Leipzig theology and philosophy. In 1761 he became professor at the University of Helmstedt and wrote important theological treatises. Among his works is the Enlightenment textbook of the Christian faith, which appeared in 1764 in Hall and sparked fierce opposition in the central German lands. The threat of a narrowing of his sphere, he met with his emigration to Prussia. In 1767 he was appointed to Berlin to Oberkonsistorialrat. The Prussian Academy of Sciences chose him in 1784 as a member.

He was a patron of the theologian Gottfried August Ludwig Hanstein, the dish was succeeded after his death in all its offices.