1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TELLER, WILHELM ABRAHAM (1734-1804), German Protestant divine, was born at Leipzig on the 9th of January 1734. His father, Romanus Teller (1703-1750), was a pastor at Leipzig, and afterwards became professor of theology in the university. He edited the earlier volumes of a Bibelwerk (19 vols., 1749-70) which was designed as an adaptation for German readers of the exegetical works of Andrew Willet, Henry Ainsworth, Symon Patrick, Matthew Poole, Matthew Henry and others. Wilhelm Abraham studied philosophy and theolog…
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