Friedrich Christian Bressand (c.1670 – 11 April 1699) was a Baroque German poet and opera librettist.
He was born the son of the Margrave of Durlach's personal cook, but was forced to flee the town when it was destroyed by French troops in 1689.
The Duke himself wrote opera librettos and enlisted Bressand to assist him in the organization of theatrical events.
His texts were even performed at the richly-furnished Hamburg opera, the Oper am Gänsemarkt, alongside those of such poets as Christian Heinrich Postel (1658–1705).
After ten years of productive work, he died suddenly in Wolfenbüttel at the age of 29.