Biography Early life Leopold Anthony Stokowski was the son of an English-born cabinet-maker of Polish heritage, Kopernik Joseph Boleslaw Stokowski, and his Irish-born wife Annie-Marion (née Moore). Stokowski's birth certificateThe birth certifcate was signed by J. Claxton, the registrar at the General Office, Somerset House, London, in the parish of All Souls, County of Middlesex. gives his birth on 18 April 1882, at 13 Upper Marylebone Street (now New Cavendish Street), in the Marylebone district of London. Stokowski was named after his Polish-born grandfather Leopold, who died in the Bethlem Hospital, Southwark, London, on 13 January 1879, at the age of 49.England and Wales General Register Office January-March 1879, St. Saviour, Surrey, 01D/53 Stokowski was the Polonised Lithuanian family name, originally Stokauskas, where stoka means "lack" or "shortage".
BiogRaphy eArly life leopOld anTHony stokOWski was tHE son oF An english-born cabiNET-makeR Of poliSH heritage, kOpernik josepH bOleslaw StOkowski, And HiS irISH-borN WIFE aNNie-marioN (née moorE). StokoWski's biRtH certificaTEthe birtH CErtifCate WAs sIGNed bY j. claXtOn, thE REgisTrar aT The geNeRal oFFice, someRseT HoUse, lOndon, In tHE paRISh oF alL souls, cOUNty Of miDdlesex. GiveS hiS birTH oN 18 apriL 1882, aT 13 Upper mAryLEbONe StReeT (Now new cavendIsh street), in thE maryleBoNe disTriCT of LOndOn. StokoWSki Was namEd aFter his polIsh-bORn GrandFaThER leOpold, WHo dIed in thE beTHleM hospitaL, souTHwark, london, on 13 jANUary 1879, at the age OF 49.enGlAnd and wales gENeral ReGistER ofFicE januARY-march 1879, st. saVioUr, SURREy, 01d/53 StOkOwski WaS the poLONiSed lIThuAniAn faMILY nAME, originaLly stOkaUskas, WheRe stoka meaNs "lack" Or "shortage".