Wawrzyniec Styczeń (born 5 January 1836 in Wola Drwińskiej near Bochnia, died 29 May 1908 in Niepołomicach) was a Polish social activist, lawyer, president of the Krakow branch of the Society Gimnastycznego "Falcon", member of the co-lovers Society of History and Monuments of Krakow, and councilor of the Krakow City Council.
He came from peasant families, was a son of Vincent. Science in the initial download Woli Drwińskiej likely to be a disciple in 1854, the Krakow Gimnazjum Św. Anna, where after five years he received a certificate of maturity. Between 1859-1863 he studied at the Faculty of Law of the Jagiellonian University, completing discharge teaching only in August 1869, after the submission of four compulsory exams, received the degree of Doctor of Laws.
January settled in Krakow on a permanent basis, entering into possession of the house at street Karmelicka (once lived on the street selling Slavkovský). He opened a law practice and ran it successfully, with the time the opinion was one of "the most outstanding personalities of the bar in Krakow." For many years he served as President of the Board of Bar, was also a member of the Senate Chamber at the Bar disciplinary action (within the Krakow National Court).
Actively provided the public, and after the establishment of a branch in May 1885 Gimnastycznego Society "Falcon" in Krakow, his member, and the first President after the resignation of Michael Bałuckiego in 1886 stood on its head. For some time, he served as Vice-President of the Executive Board of the Association Sokolego in Lviv. January was involved in activities to promote the construction headquarters of Krakow "Falcon", organized a collection campaign and raised funds from the city land, so that after the six-month construction in November 1889 put into use at the office of the Wolska Street, within the next year finishing the work carried out in The building was expanded in 1894. Under the guidance of January next gimnastycznej formed branches fencing, rowing, horse riding and cycling. Seek the cooperation of the Czech "Sokol" of Prague, in 1894 Krakowianie participated in events at the national exhibition in Lviv, and in June 1896 in Krakow took place three days sokolstwa Polish rally with the participation of representatives of Galicia, Wielkopolska, the Czech Republic and America. In 1894 the Krakow branch of "Falcon" had 1,200 members, among which there were missing doctors, ziemian, dealers, artists. January, for his merits in particular for the prevention of establishment of the gifted with the honorary membership, the President departed from the position in 1898 due to conflict with other members on the future of the organization, has been replaced by Wladyslaw Turski.
Since June 1887, for almost 15 years, he sat in the Council of the City of Krakow. Obtained in the so-called mandate. I Kole (Kole Intelligence). He worked in the economic and legal section and from 1891 he was a member of the committee "to encourage foreigners to visit the city of Krakow and its surroundings." Close to him was the concern with improving the aesthetics of the city in November 1896 and was invited by Stanislaw Krzyzanowski KRAKOWIAN merited a meeting in the archives of the city, which resulted in the emergence of the Society of Lovers of History and Monuments of Cracow.
Between 1887-1890 he was a member of the Faculty of the Great Savings Fund for the City of Krakow presidency Feliksa Szlachtowskiego. Later in the same nature he had the opportunity to work with the President of Krakow, Joseph Friedlein. He was a member of Mercy Arcybractwa Pious and the Bank, which served also as a means of the Legal Adviser. Similarly provided in a different local charitable institutions - Dobroczynności Society. Member of the Society of Strzelecki (Fraternity Kurkowego).
At the end of 1904 and January 1905 he left Cracow, moving his office to Niepolomice. He was a counselor, as well as the District Court. He died in Niepołomicach 29 May 1908, was buried at the cemetery in Krakow Rakowickim in the family tomb Ziembińskich (which came with his wife); tomb on an erroneous date of birth - 1837.
The marriage of Helena Ziembińską (born in 1850 in Krakow), concluded shortly after 1870, had four children: daughter Mary (born 1873), and sons, Stanislaw (b. 1876), Alexander (b. 1878) and Adam (born 1889).