Estanislao Kocourek

Estanislao Kocourek is an Argentine architect and hurdler born in Buenos Aires in 1930 whose biographical record illustrates the intersection of athletic engagement and professional architectural practice in twentieth-century South America. Documented in institutional references including English Wikipedia and Wikidata structured authority record Q5848787, Kocourek is noted for his dual pursuits alongside a familial background within the architectural discipline. His recorded working language is Spanish, reflecting his primary professional sphere in Argentina. While his recorded occupations establish a distinct dual vocation, the broader parameters of his career remain a subject of ongoing institutional cataloguing. The examination of his record serves to outline both the established biographical framework and the significant documentary omissions that persist within public architectural and athletic archives.

Estanislao Kocourek in brief

Born
1930
Known for
hurdler and architect
Place of birth
Buenos Aires
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Biographical origins and authority records

Estanislao Kocourek is recorded as an Argentine hurdler and architect, born at Buenos Aires in 1930. Institutional documentation compiled by Wikidata in structured authority record Q5848787 confirms his birth in Buenos Aires and establishes his citizenship as Argentine. The entry in English Wikipedia similarly registers his birth year as 1930 and places his origins within the capital of Argentina, attributing to him both athletic and professional architectural identities. Within these primary authority structures, Kocourek is formally designated under the identity identifier Q5848787, which serves as the principal reference point for his institutional registration.

The recorded documentation further indicates that Kocourek was born into a family of architects, establishing a generational context for his entry into the building arts. His recorded working language is Spanish, aligning with his origin and professional activity within Argentina. While the authority entries in Wikidata and English Wikipedia substantiate his geographic origin, citizenship, and familial background, additional personal details regarding his early domestic life, primary education, and immediate lineage are not detailed in the surviving authority records. It remains unestablished whether further family members operated under public architectural practice in Buenos Aires during the same period.

Recorded occupations and professional context

The professional profile of Estanislao Kocourek encompasses two distinct spheres of activity, as recorded across institutional entries. Documentation maintained by Wikidata identifies his primary occupations as both architect and hurdler, presenting a dual identity that unites athletic competition with technical design. English Wikipedia likewise records these dual callings, framing his legacy around both his architectural credentials and his athletic participation as a hurdler. His working language is officially noted as Spanish, corresponding to his professional environment in South America.

Despite the formal identification of these occupations in Wikidata and English Wikipedia, the specific parameters of his architectural output and athletic accomplishments remain undefined in the primary authority data. The records confirm his familial connection to the architectural profession, suggesting an environment of shared discipline, yet the details of his formal education, mentorship, and institutional training have not been transmitted. Similarly, while his designation as a hurdler confirms his athletic focus, the entry provides no timeline of competitive events, athletic associations, or formal sporting records. It remains unestablished where Kocourek received his professional qualification in architecture or under which sporting federation he competed.

Documentary limitations and unestablished holdings

A critical examination of the available references reveals substantial documentary gaps regarding the life and work of Estanislao Kocourek. Structured entries provided by Wikidata and consulting materials from English Wikipedia establish his basic biographical markers but omit comprehensive details regarding his executed designs or secondary career achievements. No specific architectural structures, urban projects, or technical drawings are securely attributed to his hand within these institutional records, leaving the physical extent of his architectural practice unmapped in current reference sources.

Furthermore, public collection holdings, institutional paper archives, and museum repositories containing his architectural drafts or athletic records are entirely absent from the surviving documentation. Neither Wikidata nor English Wikipedia registers any historical transactions, public exhibitions, or secondary trade figures for his work, rendering his market presence and commercial record unestablished. Crucially, the biographical record remains incomplete regarding his later years; neither the date nor the location of his death is recorded, and it is not established whether he is surviving. The physical identification of his architectural mark, drawing hand, or signature also remains unrecorded in institutional references.

Sources

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5848787: Estanislao Kocourek

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    “Estanislao Kocourek”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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