Ludwig Aurbacher (26 August 1784 – 25 May 1847) was a German teacher and writer.

In 1795 he attended the Benedictine seminary in Munich, where he graduated from high school.

From 1804 to 1808 he was a tutor for the chancellor von Weckbecker in Ottobeuren and from 1809 to 1834 professor of German and Aesthetics at the Kadettencorps in Munich.

He became famous for his Ein Volksbüchlein, a treasure chest of Swabian folk poetry.

In his birthplace Türkheim in the Allgäu, a special room in the Sieben-Schwaben-Museum (Museum of the Seven Swabians) is reminiscent of the author.