William Greenough Thayer Shedd (June 21, 1820 – November 17, 1894) was an American Presbyterian theologian from Massachusetts.

[1] In 1835, Shedd enrolled at the University of Vermont and became a protégé of UVM president James Marsh.

Under the influence of his mentor, Shedd was deeply affected by the thought of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Transcendentalism.

[2] He graduated from UVM in 1839 and taught school for one year, during which time he began to attend the Presbyterian church.

Being called to the ministry, Shedd entered Andover Theological Seminary in 1840 and studied under theologian Leonard Woods.