Jan Drachny, „artysta sztuki budowniczej”, Inspektor Budownictwa (1802–1816) i Budowniczy Miejski Wolnego Miasta Krakowa (1816–1822)
Jan Drachny, “artist of construction art”, Building Inspector (1802–1816) and Municipal Constructor of the Free Town of Krakow (1816–1822)

Summary/Abstract: Jan Tomasz Drachny (1770–1822) came from Cieszyn and was the son of Józef Drachny (dec. 1816), an architect and constructor. In 1797, he settled in Krakow and was accepted into the Krakow guild of builders and stonemasons. In the period of 1802– 1816, he was employed as a Building Inspector in the Municipal Building Office subject to the Krakow Town Council. In 1816, after becoming the Municipal Constructor of the Free 136 Kamila Follprecht Town of Krakow, he dealt with, among others, the purchase of specialised tools necessary for the work of the office, and prepared a list of abandoned buildings, in other words, those in very bad technical condition, in eleven municipal boroughs of Krakow. As a constructor and architect, he created a wide range of plans for building or extending Krakow’s townhouses, and as a clerk he supervised and authorised many of them. He created numerous plans and measurements connected with urban changes in the Krakow agglomeration.

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