Friedrich Stadler (born July 17, 1951, in Zeltweg, Styria) is an Austrian historian and philosopher and professor for history and philosophy of science at the University of Vienna.

In this field his international expertise is documented by two books he has written (on Ernst Mach and on the Vienna Circle in German, English and Spanish) and his editorship of many volumes in connection with his activities as chair and director of the Institute Vienna Circle resp.

He was involved in various research projects at the Institute for Science and the Arts and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for History and Society in Salzburg and Vienna, and he conducted several research projects funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

[7] From 2005 to 2013 he worked as a member of the Kuratorium (reporter for philosophy) of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

[9] In addition, Stadler headed the scientific advisory board of the Austrian Society of Exile Studies.