Maksymilian Nowicki

Maksymilian Siła-Nowicki
Maksymilian Nowicki
Born9 October 1826
Died30 October 1890
NationalityPolish
Occupationzoology professor

Maksymilian Siła-Nowicki (9 October 1826 – 30 October 1890) was a Polish zoology professor and pioneer conservationist in Austrian Poland. His major studies were on the beetles and lepidoptera of eastern Galicia. Later in life, he was involved in the conservation of the fauna of the Tatra Mountains.

He was the father of the poet Franciszek Nowicki and a brother-in-law of Franciszek Kasparek, law professor and rector at Kraków University.