Erich Welter (30 June 1900, Strasbourg - 10 June 1982, Frankfurt) was a German economist and the founding editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung from November 1949.^[1][2]

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Welter was a professor of economics at the University of Mainz between 1946 and 1973.^[3][4]

• 1975 Large Federal Cross of Merit with a star
• 1978 Ludwig Erhard Medal for services to the social market economy
• 1981 plaque of honor from the city of Frankfurt am Main