Friedrich Schauta (15 July 1849 – 10 January 1919) was an Austrian surgeon and gynecologist born in Vienna.

Three years later, he succeeded August Breisky (1832-1889) in Prague, and in 1891 returned to Vienna as a successor to Carl Braun (1822-1891) as chair at the first department of gynecology and obstetrics.

Among his students and assistants were Ernst Wertheim (1864–1920), Josef von Halban (1870–1937) and Bianca Bienenfeld (1879–1929).

He published numerous articles in the fields of gynecology and obstetrics, two of his better known books being Grundriss der operative Geburtshilfe (Outline for operative obstetrics) and Lehrbuch der gesammten Gynäkologie (Textbook of complete gynecology).

With Rudolf Chrobak (1843-1910), he planned and managed the construction of a new hospital department for gynecology in Vienna.