Franciszek Maurer

Maurer was born in Łącko near Nowy Sącz in southern part of Poland. At that time this part of Poland belonged to Austro-Hungarian Empire. Four days later Poland gained independence. After graduating from Tadeusz Kościuszko Gymnasium in Lwów in 1938, he started his studies at University of Lwów, Department of Architecture. He continued studies during Soviet and German occupation and received master's degree in 1943. During the occupation he participated in Polish underground resistance movement Armia Krajowa.

In 1946 he started working as an architect, reconstructing country after the war. He managed the Railway Reconstruction Company in Katowice. In 1948 he moved to Gliwice, where he was a chief designer for the reconstruction of the city of Gliwice historical district. At that time he started to work at the University of Gliwice Politechnika Śląska. He was conducting scientific research and teaching the history of architecture, urban design and preservation of historical buildings. He received PhD in 1965 at Gdańsk University.

Franciszek Maurer was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and Katowice, section for Architecture and Urban Design and the Commission for the Preservation of the Cultural Monuments. He received numerous medals and decorations for his work (Golden Cross of Merit, Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of Saint Stanislaus)