Leopold Mordkhelovich Godowsky Sr. was a Polish-born American virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher. He was one of the most highly regarded performers of his time, known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion within pianistic technique – principles later propagated by Godowsky's pupils, such as Heinrich Neuhaus.
Schroeder is a North German occupational name for a cloth cutter or tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German schroden, schraden "to cut". The same term was occasionally used to denote a gristmiller as well as a shoemaker, whose work included cutting leather, and also a drayman, one who delivered beer and wine in bulk to customers; in some instances the surname may have been acquired in either of these senses. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe which has been held by many notable people, including:
Delacroix is a French surname that derives from de la Croix.
Lemberger is a surname of German origin demonym for a person from the Polish city Lwów, now Lviv, Ukraine. Notable people with the surname include:
Leopold Godowsky Jr. was an American violinist and chemist, who together with Leopold Mannes created the first practical color transparency film, Kodachrome.
Cohn is a Jewish surname.
Kaczynski or Kaczyński is a Polish-language surname. Its Lithuanian equivalent is Kačinskas.
Greenwald is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dessauer is a German surname meaning "from Dessau". Notable people with the surname include:
Leopold Damrosch Mannes was an American musician, who, together with Leopold Godowsky Jr., created the first practical color transparency film, Kodachrome.
Mercedes Dagmar Godowsky was an American silent film actress.
Frances Gershwin Godowsky was an American singer, musician, Broadway performer and artist.
Simoneau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Zeng is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Hokkien, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland China as of 2019. It is the 16th most common surname in Taiwan. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese. Zeng is also a German family name with another origin.
Adamec is a surname of Czech and Slovak origin. It comes from the personal name Adam and the Czech/Slovak suffix -ec. Pronounced "a-da-mets", it is occasionally Germanized as Adametz.
Leopold is the modern form of the Germanic name Luitbald, composed of two stems, common to Germanic names. The first part is related to Old High German liut meaning "people", the second part bald or balt is of Germanic origin and means "brave". The name is not related to the names Leon and Leonard which mean lion. The name gradually spread across Western Europe and during the 16th century it became popular in the southern Holy Roman Empire, due to the influence of the Margraves of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty.
Wilk is a surname of English and Polish-language origin.
Kronenberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pagel is a surname and it may refer to:
Petrovsky (masculine), Petrovskaya (feminine) is a Russian-language surname. Notable people with his surname include:
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