August Gottlieb Richter (13 April 1742 – 23 July 1812) was a German surgeon, born in Zörbig, Saxony.

Among his better known writings was a seven volume work on the treatment of wounds, called Anfangsgründe der Wundarzneikunst.

Richter did extensive research in the field of ophthalmology, publishing in 1773, an influential treatise on cataract extraction titled Abhandlung von der Ausziehung des grauen Stars.

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In 1774, Richter was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.