Teller (surname)
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Teller is the name of:
- Abraham Teller (1609, Wurzen 1658, Leipzig), a German Protestant theologian, hymnist
- Romanus Teller (1703 1750), a German clergy, professor
- Wilhelm Abraham TellerWilhelm Abraham TellerWilhelm Abraham Teller was a German Protestant theologian who championed a rational approach to Christianity.-Biography:...
(1734 1804), a German Protestant theologian - Henry M. Teller (1830 1914), a U.S. politician
- Leopold TellerLeopold TellerLeopold Teller was a Hungarian actor.For a time he studied medicine at the University of Vienna, but in 1862 he went to Ljubljana, where he joined a theatrical company...
(1844 1908), a Jewish Hungarian actor - Edward TellerEdward TellerEdward Teller was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb," even though he did not care for the title. Teller made numerous contributions to nuclear and molecular physics, spectroscopy , and surface physics...
(1908, Budapest 2003), a Jewish Hungarian-US nuclear physicist known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" - Ludwig TellerLudwig TellerLudwig Teller was a Jewish Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Teller was born in Manhattan. He graduated from New York University in 1936. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II. He served on the faculty of New York...
(1911, Manhattan 1965), a Jewish U.S. Naval lieutenant and political figure
- Teller (magician)Teller (magician)Teller is an American magician, illusionist, comedian, writer, and the frequently silent half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette. He legally changed his name from "Raymond Joseph Teller" to just "Teller"...
(born Raymond Joseph Teller, in 1948, Philadelphia), a US Jewish magician, a member of the comedy and magic duo "Penn and Teller"
- Juergen TellerJuergen TellerJuergen Teller is an artist and fashion photographer.-Life and career:Teller studied at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie in Munich, Germany...
(born 1964, Erlangen), a German photographer