Abraham Teller

Abraham Teller (born January 17, 1609 in Wurzen , † November 5, 1658 in Leipzig ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian , pastor , hymn poet and rector of the St. Thomas School in Leipzig .

Life

Teller was born in Wurzen in 1609 as the son of the citizen and beer buyer Romanus Teller and his wife Maria, daughter of the butcher Abraham Brotkorb. From October 12, 1622 he attended the Princely and State School Pforta , which at that time was under the direction of Justinus Bertuch . On July 12, 1628 he began to study theology at the University of Leipzig , where he was particularly encouraged by Andreas Kunad . Financially forced, he then worked for some time as a tutor, but on the side pushed ahead with his studies. In 1629 he became a baccalaureus, in 1631 a master's degree in philosophy and then held private lectures on oriental languages at Leipzig University.

In 1633 he moved to the University of Wittenberg , where Martin Trost , Paul Röber , Wilhelm Leyser I and Johann Hülsemann were his teachers. Since he could not stand the Wittenberg climate, he returned to Leipzig. There he was on September 9, 1634 Baccalaureus of theology. After the heavy siege of the city he became in 1637 the rector elected the Thomas School in Leipzig, was on September 14, 1637 Deacon at the Leipzig Thomas Church , rose in 1643 to the middle deacon and in 1645 the archdeacon at the Nikolai Church in. After he is also the most 6 November 1645 licentiate had acquired theology in Leipzig, he returned in 1657 as pastor of St. Thomas Church back in 1658 was assessor at the Leipzig Consistory and received his PhD on 8 July 1658 to Dr. theol.

family

Since August 7, 1637 he was married to Dorothea (born February 29, 1612 Leipzig, † April 25, 1681 ibid), the daughter of the Leipzig merchant Caspar Bierling. The marriage resulted in two sons and eight daughters. Of these, one son and five daughters died at a young age. Of the children are known:

Abraham Teller († young)
Regina Elisabeth Teller († young)
Johanna Magdalena Teller († February 27, 1649 in Leipzig)
Magaretha Sabina Teller († young)
Johanna Elisabeth Teller († February 19, 1652 in Leipzig)
Catharina Maria Teller († young)
Dorothea Maria Teller (born September 24, 1642 in Leipzig, † July 28, 1664 in Leipzig)
Anna Rosina Teller (born May 9, 1648 in Leipzig; † July 24, 1664 ibid)
Ursula Catharina Teller (born July 26, 1639 in Leipzig; † April 19, 1658 ibid) married. May 12, 1656 in Leipzig with the businessman in Augsburg Christoph Platz (born September 6, 1609 in Augsburg; † November 7, 1661 in Leipzig)
Romanus Teller (born March 22, 1641 in Leipzig, † November 2, 1691 in Kitzscher), lawyer and assessor at the Schöppenstuhl, married in Leipzig . August 31, 1669 in Wegefahrt near Freiberg with Christina Barbara Berlich (* August 8, 1650 in Dresden; † March 20, 1674, c. March 25, 1674 in Leipzig), the daughter of the imperial Count Palatinate and elector. Saxon Court and Justitzrat Burchard Berlich on the road and Barbara Hilliger

For the death of his two daughters Johanna Magdalena and Johanna Elisabeth Teller, the composer Johann Rosenmüller performed the five-part choral movement "Farewell to the world, I am your tired". Johann Sebastian Bach adopted this choral setting in his cantata BWV 27 in 1726 .

literature

lu: Teller, Abraham . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 37, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 555 f.
Fritz Roth : Complete evaluations of funeral sermons for genealogical and cultural-historical purposes. Selbstverlag, Boppard / Rhein, 1972, Vol. 7, R. 6474 (see also LP Online )
Teller, Abraham. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 42, Leipzig 1744, column 675 f.

Web links

Commons : Abraham Teller - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

↑ Johann Rosenmüller: valet u. Solace song ... Abraham plates. Leipzig: T. Ritzsch, 1649. - 2nd edition: Valet and consolation song Which three years ago Dem ... Hn. L. Abraham plates / Archidiacono, who was ordained by the churches of S. Nicolai in Leipzig, Bey of the funeral of his ... daughter Johannen Magdelenen / to consolation / but now / after he died again on February 19, 1652 due to his premature death. .. various youngest daughter Johannen Elisabethen, who was brought to earth-rest on the 22nd of this year / was put in the same grief / Johann Rosenmüller repeated on request . Leipzig: Ritzsch, 1652.

personal data
SURNAME	Teller, Abraham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German evangelical clergyman and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1609
PLACE OF BIRTH	Spice up
DATE OF DEATH	November 5, 1658
Place of death	Leipzig

[1] Johann Rosenmüller: valet u. Solace song ... Abraham plates. Leipzig: T. Ritzsch, 1649. - 2nd edition: Valet and consolation song Which three years ago Dem ... Hn. L. Abraham plates / Archidiacono, who was ordained by the churches of S. Nicolai in Leipzig, Bey of the funeral of his ... daughter Johannen Magdelenen / to consolation / but now / after he died again on February 19, 1652 due to his premature death. .. various youngest daughter Johannen Elisabethen, who was brought to earth-rest on the 22nd of this year / was put in the same grief / Johann Rosenmüller repeated on request . Leipzig: Ritzsch, 1652.