Anton Schimser (19 February 1790–5 August 1838) was a Sculptor from the Austrian Empire, and founder of a family of stonemasons in Lemburg.
Schimser arrived in Lemberg in 1812, his brother Johann Baptist (1793-1856) in 1826.
Anton Schimser studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
In 1812 he settled in Lviv, where he established a sculpture studio in which he worked alone, then with his brother Johann.
In 1833 unsuccessfully applied for the post of lecturer of sculpture in the Academy of Fine Arts.