Henryk Bohdan Samsonowicz (23 January 1930 – 28 May 2021) was a Polish historian specializing in medieval Poland, prolific writer, and professor of the University of Warsaw.

[1] Samsonowicz graduated in 1950 from University of Warsaw, and 1954 he received a PhD, and in 1960 was habilitated.

Dismissed from this post on 8 April 1982, Samsonowicz participated in late 1980s in talks of the Round Table.

After the 4 June 1989 election, he became Minister of Education, and in 1990, upon his decision, teaching of religious studies returned to Polish schools.

[2] Samsonowicz wrote around 800 scientific papers, mostly on history of medieval Poland, including 16 books and university textbooks.