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type: entity
title: Kilian Heck
tags: [person, faculty, leadership, professor, art-history, cultural-heritage]
related: [cdfi, rozbeh-asmani, looted-art-and-cultural-protection, city-of-lviv]
created: 2026-07-13
updated: 2026-07-13
sources: ["output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_kontakt_geschaeftsfuehrender_direktor_geschaeftsfuehrende.md", "output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_kunstgeschichte.md"]
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# Kilian Heck

**Prof. Dr. Kilian Heck** is a Professor and Chair holder at the [[cdfi]] (Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut) at the University of Greifswald, where he serves as the Managing Director (*Geschäftsführender Direktor*).

## Academic Focus
He leads a specialized lecture series on **"Raubkunst, Beutekunst und Kunstvernichtung"** (Looted Art, Booty Art, and Art Destruction), which integrates international perspectives from museum experts and researchers.

## Recognition
For his significant engagement in the protection of Ukrainian cultural heritage (**Ukrainischer Kulturschutz**), he was awarded the **Borys Wosnyzkyj Medal** by the [[city-of-lviv]].