Friedrich August Schulze (1 June 1770 – 4 September 1849) was a German novelist, who wrote under the pen name Friedrich Laun.

His first novel, Der Mann, auf Freiersfüssen (1801), was favorably received.

He wrote many volumes, and with August Apel edited a ghost story anthology, Gespensterbuch ("Book of Ghosts"; 1810–1815).

[1][2] Thomas De Quincey, who translated several of Laun's stories into English, noted his "great popularity" and opined, "the unelaborate narratives of Laun are mines of what is called Fun".

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