Georg Gottlob Richter (4 February 1694 – 28 May 1773) was a professor of medicine, philosophy, and philology.

Before receiving his MD degree, Richter spent a year (1718) in Leiden listening to the lectures of Herman Boerhaave.

He then obtained his MD under Johann Ludwig Hannemann at the University of Kiel in 1720.

He occupied first chair of medicine at the University of Göttingen.

Richter wrote a text on dietetics and numerous dissertations on medical theory and practice.