Stanisław Żaryn

Stanisław Żaryn (5 October 1913 – 15 July 1964) was an architect, urbanist, historian and academic teacher who significantly contributed to the process of the reconstruction of historical Polish architecture after its destruction by the Germans during WWII.

Married to Aleksandra (née Jankowska), the couple had five children: Maria (architect, designer), Anna (physician), Szczepan (journalist), Joanna (teacher) and Jan (professor of history, elected member of the Polish Senate).

[1] Together with his wife Aleksandra, her sister Jadwiga and brother in law Władydysław Olizar, he sheltered and protected a Jewish family in their Szeligi estate, near Warsaw.

[3] Immediately after the end of WWII, Żaryn formed the Department of Warszawa Historic Conservation at BOS (Office for the Capital Reconstruction) with his architect colleagues.

Despite political difficulties during the Communist regime, he worked closely with church organizations on the restoration and rebuilding of several religious heritage buildings including fragments and details of Warsaw Cathedral.

Żaryn was involved in several projects outside of Warsaw: Sandomierz Castle, churches in Bolimów, Łomża, Poznań Cathedral, and historic townhouses in Jelenia Góra, Płock, Brzeg.