Karol Myśliwiec (born 3 November 1943) is a Polish egyptologist, known for his ongoing efforts at Saqqara to discover the tomb of Imhotep.

He also participated in German excavations at the Temple of Pharaoh Seti I (western Thebes) and at Minshat Abu Omar (the Nile Delta).

At Saqqara he has been seeking the tomb of Imhotep, legendary Egyptian physician and architect of the Step Pyramid.

[6] Professor Myśliwiec has published twelve books, including three that have been translated into languages other than Polish, as well as some 300 articles, chiefly on the archeology, history, art and religion of pharaonic Egypt.

He has lectured in several dozen countries, from Japan to Chile, the U.S. and Canada, and is a member of the German Archeological Institute (Berlin), the International Association of Egyptologists, and the Explorers Club (New York City).