Szymański, Jan (EN)

Szymański Jan Czesław, *8 July 1864 Częstochowa, † after 1909 Warsaw, Polish organ builder, son of Józef. He was a student and, from 1889, a partner of his father. After his father’s death, he ran the factory known as Jan Szymański Syn [Jan Szymański Son], from 1901 together with his brother Antoni (Szymańscy Bracia [Szymański Brothers]), and from 1902 on his own.

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.