Kazimierz Piwarski (19 February 1903 – 21 July 1968) was a Polish historian, professor of Jagiellonian University in Kraków since 1946 and Poznań University in years 1953-1955, member of Polish Academy of Skills (Polska Akademia Umiejętności, PAU) since 1945, and member of Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) since 1958.^[1]

He researched in the history of the Polish provinces of Pomerania, Silesia, East Prussia and also the universal history of the 18th and 20th centuries.^[2] He was one of the most noteworthy Polish historians writing about history of Polish-Saxon relations in 18th century ^[3]

During World War II he was arrested by the Germans on 6 November 1940 in Sonderaktion Krakau, and then imprisoned in Sachsenhausen and Dachau concentration camps until late 1941.^{[4] [5]}

Kazimierz Piwarski was the director of the Western Institute (Instytut Zachodni) in Poznań in years 1956-1958.

• Dzieje Śląska w zarysie (Short History of Silesia)
• Dzieje polityczne Prus Wschodnich 1621-1772, (1938, Political history of the East Prussia 1621-1772)
• Kuria rzymska a polski ruch narowodowowyzwoleńczy 1794-1863, (1955, The Roman curia and the Polish national liberation movement 1794-1863)
• Kazimierz Piwarski (1903-1968 ) By Zbigniew Jabłoński · 1968

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