Stanisław Żaryn
Stanisław Żaryn (1913–1964) was an architect, urbanist, historian and academic teacher who significantly contributed to process of reconstruction of Polish historical architecture after its destruction by Germans during WW2. He was born in Warsaw to Eugenia and  Franciszek Zaryn.

Married to Aleksandra (née Jankowska) had five children: Maria (architect, designer), Anna (physician), Szczepan (journalist), Joanna (teacher) and Jan (professor of history, elected member of Polish Senate). He died, aged 50, in Inowrocław while leading summer fieldwork research on historical buildings with his Warsaw Politechnic students.

Professional history 
After graduation from elite Gimnazjum Towarzystwa Ziemi Mazowieckiej, he entered Poland's leading Technical University, Warsaw Politechnic.  As a student at Faculty of Architecture, he continued his specialization with Prof. Oskar Sosnowski Chair of Polish Architecture. Active in academic life, he was elected president of Architectural Students Society and publish several articles on current Architectural issues. He graduated from the Warsaw Polytechnic with the degree of Architect-Engineer, where he later received his doctorate.

He finished reserve officers artillery school (in Włodzimierz Wołyński) and In WW2 served in 1st Regiment of Horse Artillery (1 DAK).  He was gravely wounded which saved him from prisoners of war death camp in Katyn. During the German occupation he was active in Polish  underground resistance movement (first NSZ, National Military Organization and than AK,  the Home Army). 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. In 1944 he fought in the Warsaw Uprising.

Immediately after the end of WW2 Zaryn formed with his architects colleagues the Department of Warszawa Historic Conservation at BOS (Office for The Capital Reconstruction). From 1948 he was historical buildings inspector and an architect of the City of Warsaw Conservation Office. In 1951 he organized and managed the innovative Research Work Group for Old Warsaw (Komisja Badan Dawnej Warszawy) which included architects, planners, historians, archeologists and artists, dedicated to research, documentation and preservation of Poland's architectural heritage. 

From 1957-1959 served as Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Board of Museums and Monuments Protection.

Stanislaw Zaryn was the principal architect in charge of the design and construction of over 40 historical buildings. Among the most recognized works is Dekert city block of the Warsaw Old Town Square, housing the  Archives and the Historical Museum of the City of Warsaw. His contribution included not only architectural projects, but also interior and exhibit designs (see Museum of Warsaw archives). With eng. Stanislaw Hempel, he design and supervised reconstruction of the Column of King Sigismund III Vasa - the monument destroyed in 1944 by Germans. In 1980 the Historic Centre of Warsaw was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Despite political difficulties during communist regime, he worked closely with Church organizations in the restoration and rebuilding of several religious heritage buildings including fragments and details of Warsaw Cathedral. 

As well, Zaryn was involved in several projects outside of Warsaw: Sandomierz Castle, churches in Bolimow, Lomza, Poznan Cathedral, historic townhouses in Jelenia Gora, Plock,  Brzeg. (For projects documentation see: Hanna Szwankowska "Zbiory Komisji Badan Dawnej Warszawy", Muzeum Historii Polski 1997). He authored numerous articles and books on the history of architecture, conservation and reconstruction focussing on build heritage. He participated in many public lectures and radio interviews actively promoting conservation of Polish build heritage. During this period He also taught at the P.W. Faculty of Architecture with prof. Jan Zachwatowicz of Polish Architecture Chair and prof. Piotr Bieganski. From 1945 he was a lecturer and then Adjunct Professor till his death in 1964. In his teaching, Stanislaw Zaryn passed on to the next generation of architects, his extensive knowledge in the field of postwar reconstruction.

Publications 

 O Zwiazku Sluchaczow Architektury P.W., Architektura i Budownictwo, pp. 122–123, 1935 Warszawa
O Zwiazku Sluchaczow Architektury P.W., Kurier Warszawski, CXVI, 1936 Warszawa
Professor Czeslaw Przybylski (Wspomnienia Posmiertne), Zycie Techniczne, 1936 Warszawa
O Noakowskim-(praca zbiorowa), Lowicz pp. 43–44, 1938
Kamienica Staromiejska, Stolica #30, 1953 Warszawa
 Kamienica Pod Murzynkiem, Stolica #31, 1953 Warszawa
 Ratusz Staromiejski, Ochrona Zabytkow 1953, nr. 2–3 p. 107
 Szkice Staromiejskie -(praca zbiorowa) Komisja Badan Dawnej Warszawy, SZTUKA 1955
 Szkice Nowomiejskie -(praca zbiorowa) Komisja Badan Dawnej Warszawy, SZTUKA 1961
 With J. Rutkowska: Wnetrza Kamienicy Barokowej, Instytut Historii PAN 1960, Historia Polski, pp. 177–197
 Dom Gotycki przy ul. Brzozowej nr.5 w Warszawie, Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki VIII, 1963,  pp. 255–262
 Kamienica Warszawy XV i XVI wieku (Warsaw Town house XV and XVI century), Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki VIII, 1963, pp. 103–126
 S. Zaryn ed. "Maly Przewodnik po Warszawie"-(praca zbiorowa) Komisja Badan Dawnej Warszawy, Sport i Turystyka 1963
 Dlaczego Chronimy Zabytki, ARKADY Warszawa 1966
 Trzynascie Kamienic Staromiejskich (Thirteen Townhouses of Warsaw Old Town), PWN 1972

Work on public display

Muzeum Historyczne m. st. Warszawy, Rynek Starego Miasta
Centrum Interpretacji Zabytku, Ul. Brzozowa 11/13, Warszawa

Decorations and awards 

 Polish People's Republic, Golden Honorary Medal "Merit for the City of Warsaw"
 Polish Silver Cross of Merit
 10th anniversary of PRL Medal
 Awarded Polish Government  State Prize (2nd degree)
 Memorial plaque in recognition of his contribution, the courtyard of Warsaw Historical Museum.
 Awarded Israeli Yad Vashem Medal, Righteous Among the Nations, 1993 (posthumously)
 Named street in Warsaw (Old Mokotów), in his honour, 2008 (posthumously)