Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen (first name also sometimes given as Karl;[1] 27 September 1778 – 21 December 1851) was a German composer and academic teacher at the Prussian Academy of Arts.

Rungenhagen abandoned early study of art under Daniel Chodowiecki and joined his father's trading company.

Mendelssohn's famous successful revival of Bach's St Matthew Passion at the Akademie in 1829[4][5] proved insufficient for him to win the post, despite the fact that Felix and the members of the Mendelssohn family had for many years sung in, and supported, the Akademie.

[7] Rungenhagen also worked at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin as a music pedagogue, appointed professor in 1843.

[3] Amongst his students were Albert Lortzing,[8] Louis Lewandowski, Stanisław Moniuszko,[9] August Conradi and Alexander Fesca.