Grobowiec prezesa TPSP Karola Estereichera

Karol Estreicher (4 March 1906 in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

– 29 April 1984 in Kraków) was a Polish historian of art, writer and bibliographer, recipient of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievement ...

, son of Stanisław Estreicher. He was a professor at Jagiellonian University and served as the head of the university's museum. He was engaged in the restitution of Polish works of art looted during World War II. In 1944, after nearly three years of intensive research, Estreicher published Poland's Cultural Losses: An Index of Polish Cultural Losses During the German Occupation, 1939–1944, which provided the basis for detailed restitution efforts in Poland at the end of the war.

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1906 births 1984 deaths Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Polish art historians Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta 20th-century Polish historians {{Poland-historian-stub