Franciszek Maurer (November 7, 1918 - July 10, 2010) was a Polish architect, artist, and professor at the Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Śląskiej [pl].
He was conducting scientific research and teaching the history of architecture, urban design and preservation of historical buildings.
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 had numerous exhibitions of his work in Poland and abroad in Vienna, Rome, Verona, Turin and overseas in Toronto.
Commemorative sgrafitto portraits of the famous Polish personalities in Gliwice include gen. Emil Fieldorf "Nil" at St. Barbara church, Wojciech Korfanty at Korfanty Street, gen. Leon Berbecki at the house of his residence on Puszkina Street, poet Cyprian Kamil Norwid at One Norwid Street, General Józef Pilsudski at the square of his name, Saint Jadwiga near the church of Kościół Wszystkich Świętych w Gliwicach [pl].