Franciszek Piper (born 1941) is a Polish scholar, historian and author. Most of his work concerns
the Holocaust, especially the history of the
Auschwitz concentration camp. Dr. Piper is credited as one of the historians who helped establish a more accurate number of victims of Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps. According to his research, at least 1.1 million people perished at Auschwitz-Birkenau, of whom about 960,000 were Jewish. He is the author of several books and chair of the Historical Department at the
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.