Szymański, Jan
Szymański Antoni, *around 1870, †after 1925, Polish organ builder, son of Józef. He learned from his father, then practised in France and Germany. In 1893/1894 he was a partner of W. Przybyłowicz in Plock, from 1894 he acted independently in Warsaw, in 1901–1902 he cooperated with his brother Jan (Szymańscy Bracia [Szymański Brothers]), and from 1902 he ran the company independently. Grandmaster craftsman, from 1912 to 1919 master craftsman.
Literature: B. Vogel Instrumenty muzyczne w kulturze Królestwa Polskiego, Krakow 1980; W. Łyjak Szkoła warszawska w aspekcie biograficznym, «Organy i Muzyka Organowa» IX, Gdańsk 1994; W. Łyjak Organy w archidiakonacie warszawskim w XVII wieku — mity i fakty, “Mazowsze” 2002 No. 1.