| Józef Szymański,
Antoni Szymański and
Jan Szymański |
Warsaw family of organbuilders.
Józef (1828
? - Kocierzew, near Łowicz
... 26.XII.1892 - Warsaw). Student of Matesz
Mielczarski. He have had workshop in
Częstochowa, and since 1869 in Warsaw. Founder of the firm "J. Szymański i
Syn". Builder of at least 125 instruments. [31]
Antoni (? ... 1923 ?). Son of Józef and his student. He practised
also in France and Germany. Active in 1878-1923. [31]
Jan (? ... ?). Son of Józef and his student. After death
of father he takes from him firm "J. Szymański i syn". [31]
Most important works: (in
chronological order)
Józef Szymański:
- Tarczyn - St.
Mikołaj The Bishop's Church (1840) rebuild
- Maków (1844)
- Rembertów - St.
John The Baptist's Church (1854)
- Bełchów - St. Mateusz'
and St. Augustyn's Church (1867)
- Warszawa-Wilanów - St.
Anna's Church (~1868)
- Promna (gm.) - (1872) [31]
- Częstochowa - Jasna
Gora, kaplica M.B. (1873-1875)
- Włocławek - St. John
the Baptist's Church (1882)
- Słaboszów - St
Mikolaj's Church (1884)
- Izdebno Kościelne - The
Annunciation of NMP' Church (1889)
- Michałowice (Mogielnica) - (1891) [31]
- Biała Rawska - St.
Wojciech's Church (1892)
- Gieczno (1892)
- Michałowice - All
Saints' Church (1892)
- Chynów - The Holy
Trinity's Church (1893)
new
mechanism [3]
(or built by Jan Szymański
[31]
)
- Święta Anna - St.
Anna's Church (1893)
- Bydgoszcz - Filharmonia
Pomorska (1895)
part
of mechanism
- Warka - St. Mikolaj's
Church (1898)
- Boglewice (Jasieniec) -
church of Transfiguration (1909) [31]
- Stara Rawa - St. Szymon's
and St. Tadeusz Juda's Church (end of XIX)
- Rokitno - St. Jakub's and
The Assumption of NMP Church (end of XIX)
- Warsaw - Saint
Ghost's Church (end of XIX) organs destroyed
while W. W. II
- Warsaw - St.
Jakub's Church (~1900)
- Biłgoraj - The
Assumption of NMP Church (~1900)
- Brzozów - St Andrzej's
Church (~1900)
- Słomniki - kościół
pw. Bożego Ciała (~1900)
- Frampol - St. Jan
Nepomucen's Church (~1900)
- Książ Mały - The Birth
of NMP's Church (1901)
Antoni Szymański:
- Piotrków Trybunalski -
St. Jacek Church (1878)
- Klementowice - St.
Klemens' and St. Małgorzata's Church (1899)
- Łęczeszyce (Belsk) - (1903) [31]
- Warszawa - St.
Joseph's Church (1909) rebuild
- Słomczyn (1911)
Jan Szymański:
- Chynów - The Holy
Trinity's Church (1893) [31]
(or
new
mechanism by Józef Szymański
[3]
)
- Żelechów (1894)
- Długa Kościelna - St
Anna's Church (1894) organs burns while fire of church
in 2000
- Gończyce - The Holy
Trinity's Church (1895)
- Oszczów - St Barbara's
and St. Leonard's Church (1895)
- Bukowno (Radzanów) - (1895) [31]
- Kutno - St. Wawrzyniec'
Church (1896)
- Błotnica (Stara Błotnica)
- (1898) [31]
- Warka - (1898) [31]
- Kryłów - kościół pw.
Niepokalanego poczęcia NMP (1899)
- (?) Zduny - St.
Jakub's Church (1904) repair
- Jedlnia (Pionki) - (1906) [31]
Because of the same initials of Józef and Jan it is difficult
to find out who was the real builder of some instruments.
Your comments please send to: wojciech_kaminski@hotmail.com
last modification:
4. IX. 2001