Gerard Labuda (b. 28 December 1916 in Nowa Huta by Kartuzy) is a Polish historian of the Middle Ages and the Western Slavs , professor of Poznan University (Uniwesystet Poznański, later called Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza, UAM) since 1950, rector of that university in years 1962-1965; member of Polish Academy of Skills (Polska Akademia Umiejętności, PAU) since 1951, and member of Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) since 1964, director of the Western Institute (Instytut Zachodni) in Poznań in years 1959-1961.

Since 1958 he is an editor of the multi-volume Dictionary of Slavonic Antiquities (Słownik Starożytności Słowiańskich), publisher of historical sources.

Publications:

• Fragmenty dziejów Słowiańczyzny Zachodniej, vol.1-2,1960-64 (=Elements of History of Western Slavonia);
• Polska granica zachodnia. Tysiąc lat dziejów politycznych, 1971 (=Polish western frontier.One thousand years of political history);