Individual Details

Konstantinos Grigorios Kostakos

(22 Jan 1894 - 2 Nov 1965)

Personality: was very funny, liked good times, was opposite of his quiet brother, Andrew.



Events

Male Register1894Line 5 - Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Birth22 Jan 1894Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Immigration7 Jun 1911New York City, New York, United States
Census1915Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Residence1915Coney Island, Kings, New York, United States
Military21 May 1918Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Naturalization12 Aug 1918New York City, New York, United States
Census1920Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Census1930Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Residence1942Relation to Head: Head - Kings, New York, United States
Town Register11 Sep 1955Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Death2 Nov 1965Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Burial5 Nov 1965Cypress Hills Cemetery, 833 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Will1966Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Alternate Birth9 Apr 1984Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Alt nameGus; Gustav; Augustus
Alt nameGus; Gustave on 1930 census; Augustus on WWI & II reg cards
Alt nameCosta Kostakos
Alt nameΚωνσταντίνος Κωστάκος
FamilySearch IDLWB9-738
Unmarried
SchoolAgios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Burial

Families

FatherGrigorios Andreas Kostakos (1854 - 1935)
MotherMaria G. Theodoropoulos (1862 - 1958)
SiblingAnastasia G. Kostakos (1891 - 1974)
SiblingAndreas Grigorios Kostakos (1892 - 1981)
SiblingGeorgios Grigorios Kostakos (1898 - 1993)
SiblingKalliopi G. Kostakos (1903 - 1999)
SiblingStavroula or Stella G. Kostakos (1902 - 1988)
SiblingAreti G. Kostakos (1908 - 2008)
SiblingPanagiotis Grigorios Kostakos (1913 - 1944)

Notes

Male Register

Mitroon Arrenon - Male Register
General State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Village: Agios Ioannis
Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name – Village
Year 1894 - Line 5 - Kostakos - Konstandinos - Grigorios -Agios Ioannis;
death recorded; removed from record November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017

Birth

Mitroon Arrenon - Male Register
General State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Village: Agios Ioannis
Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name – Village
Year 1894 - Line 5 - Kostakos - Konstandinos - Grigorios -Agios Ioannis;
death recorded; removed from record November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017

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School Archive records from Greek Archives, sent to Carol Petranek from the General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office, in September 2012 showed Grigorios Kostakos as the father of Andreas (born 1893) and Konstantinos (born 1894) in Agios Ioannis; Grigorios' occupation was a landowner. No record of this document is available. The document did not list the years that he attended school.

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Immigration

New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Roll T715, 1897-1957 1001-2000 Roll 1692
S.S. Adriatic, sailing from Cherbourg May 31, 1911, arriving New York June 7, 1911

ADMITTED. Line 1: Kostanos, Constantin, age 18, male, single, occupation: clerk; can read and write; nationality: Greek; race: Greek: last permanent residence: Sparti, Ag. Ioannis; name of nearest relative in country from whence alien came: his father, Gregoris Kostanos of Ag. Ioannis; final destination: New York; has a ticket to final destination;paid for ticket himself; has $25; has not been in U.S. previously; going to: his uncle, Basile Kostanos, Bowery, Coney Island, New York; good health, no deformities; 5'2"; auburn hair and eyes, no marks of identification; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece

ADMITTED. Line 6: Kostanos, Andreas; age 19; male, single, workman, can read and write; nationality: Greek; race: Greek: last permanent residence: Sparti, Ag. Ioannis; name of nearest relative in country from whence alien came: his father, Gregorios at Ag. Ioannis; final destination: New York, Coney Island; does not have a ticket to final destination; paid for ticket himself; has $25; has not been in U.S. previously; going to: his uncle, Jean Kostanos, Bowery, Coney Island, New York; good health, no deformities; 5'6"; auburn hair and eyes, no marks of identification; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece

Also on this ship is John Panagakos:
Line 3: Panagakos, John, age 19, male,single, occupation: cultivat. is able to read and write, nationality: Greek; race: Greek: last permanent residence: Sparti, Kalami; name of nearest relative in country from whence alien came: his father, Anastasios Panagakos of Kalami, Sparti; final destination: New York, Coney Island; does not have a ticket to final destination; paid for ticket himself; has $25; has not been in U.S. previously; going to: his cousin, Petron Georgopoulos, 892 8th Ave bet 8-9, NY. good health, no deformities; 5'5"; auburn hair and eyes, no marks of identification; place of birth: Sparti, Kalami. NOTE: John was deported: see Alien Board below.

Source: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957 (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, roll 1692); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85. Accessed at MyHeritage on March 21, 2020, Image 614 of 951; also at Ancestry.com on March 21, 2020, Image 498 of 775.

New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Roll T715, 1897-1957 1001-2000 Roll 1692
DETAINED: Record of Aliens Held for Special Inquiry.
S.S. Adriatic, White Star Line, arrived June 9, 1911
Line 47: detained for 18 minutes: Kostanos, Constantinas & bro. Andreas; Manifest Group 34, No. 1, number of persons, 2; reason for detention: LPC [likely to be public charge], 10 45, Inspector: Piaggio, Admitted: Date: 6/9 Page: 57, Time: 12

Line 49: detained for 19 minutes: Panagakos, John, Manifest Group 34, No. 5, number of persons, 1; reason for detention: LPC [likely to be public charge], 10 55 Inspector: Piaggio, Hearing Date: 6/9 Page: 36, Time: 19:38; Orders: 1:10 DEPORTED: 6/12/11, Adriatic, Meals: Breakfast 3, Lunch 4

Citation:
Year: 1911; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 1692; Line: 17; Page Number: 91
Source Information: Source: Ancestry.com; accessed March 21, 1010; image 529 of 775;
Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Census

Block No. 1, Election District No. 2, Ward No. 31, City: Brooklyn; Town: Coney Island
2812 West 15th Street
Line 5: Aridas, Peter G.; roomer; white, male, age 30, nativity: Greece, number of years in U.S.: 19; citizenship: Alien; Occupation: waiter and Prop.
Line 6: Aridas, Mike E.; roomer; white, male, age 40, nativity: Greece, years in US: 21; citizenship: alien; occupation: cook
Line 7: Costakas, John; roomer; white, male, age 36, nativity: Greece; years in U.S.: 14; citizenship: alien; occupation: waiter
Line 8: Costakos, Andrew; roomer, white, male, age 23, nativity: Greece, years in U.S.: 4, citizenship: alien; occupation: cook
Line 9: Costakas, Cost, roomer; white, male, age 21, nativity: Greece; years in U.S.: 4, citizenship: alien; occupation: oysterman
Line 10: Costakas, George, roomer; white, male, age 19, nativity: Greece, years in U.S.: 1, citizenship: alien; occupation: all around man

Source Citation: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 16; City: New York;County: Kings; Page: 02 Description: District : A·D· 16 E·D· 02
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Military

WWI Draft registration: born Jan. 22, 1894; alien; born Sparta, Lakonia, Greece; (this date/year corresponds with the Town Register, so I will use this as the official date); occupation - night watchman; employer - Plaza Hotel Restaurant?; where employed - Ocean & ?; dependents: mother? & 3 sisters [very faded; copy in Kostakos file]

WWI Military Service Card 1917-1919: assume this is the same Gus Kostakos: Kostakos, Augustus, Serial #383,157; Residence: Ocean & Emmons Avenue; Inducted at LB57 Brooklyn, NY on May 21/18. Place of birth: Sparta, Greece; Age or date of birth: 22-4/12 years; Organizations served in: 21 Rct Co Ft Slocum NY to June 7/18; Co B 22nd Inf to Disch. Grade: Pvt. Served overseas? No. Honorably discharged June 15/19. Not disabled.

U.S. Veterans Affairs master index, prior war file | 76193916| RG 15, Kosiarski, Stanley - Kronberg, Erick, dup roll 126A, pt. 1 of 4, 1917-1940; image 258 of 6000
Kostakos, Augustus Gregor, Gus
Pvt. Co. B., 22nd Inf.
2118 Emmons Ave., Sheepshead, NY
Sn 383157
Born 5/1/96
Died 11-2-65
Enl 5/21/18
Dis 6/15/19
Source: FamilySearch; accessed March 19, 2020l United States, Veterans Administration master index Veterans Affairs master index, prior war file | 76193916| RG 15, Kosiarski, Stanley - Kronberg, Erick, dup roll 126A, pt. 1 of 4, 1917-1940

WWII Draft registration: address: 945 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings, NY; age 46; born 5-21-1896 Sparta Greece; Employer: Montgomery Bar & Grill, 945 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, Kings, NY; name and address of person who will always know your address: Andrew Kostakos, brother. [copy in Kostakos file]


Naturalization

Naturalization Petition Index, NY County Supreme Court, Address: Fort Jay; Date: 12 Aug 1918; Volume #317; Page #162

Augustus Kostakos
in the New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24
Address: Fort Jay
Date: 12 Aug 1918
Volume #: 317
Page #: 162
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Augustus Kostakos
New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980
Name Augustus Kostakos
Event Type Naturalization
Event Date 1911
Event Place New York, United States
Birth Date 1 Jan 1896
Birthplace Sparta, Greece
Certificate Number 78412
Volume Petitions for naturalization and petition evidence 1918 vol 317, no 78251-78500
Record Number 0
Transcript of Petition: (This is a Military Naturalization)
Augustus Kostakos
Place of Residence: Ft. Jay, NJ
Occupation: Soldier
Born: January 1, 1896 at Sparta, Greece
Emigrated from Greece 1 July 1911, and arrived at Port of New York 1911
Not married
Renounce allegiance to Alexander I King of the Hellenes
I have resided continually in U.S. since July 15, 1911 and in the state of NY since that date.
Signed, Augustus Kostakos
Witnesses: George E. Geno, Corporal,George R. Hill, Corporal, Ft. Jay, NY, May 27, 1918
Source: FamilySearch, accessed March 19, 2020

Census

1920 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
enumerated January 5, 1920
Enumeration District 197, 4th Assembly District, Sheet 5A
292 Broadway
Line 19-23
Kostakos, John, Head, rents, male, white, age 38, married, immigrated 1900, alien, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: proprietor, restaurant.
Kostakos, Mary [should be Hariklia], wife, female, age 23, married, immigrated 1915, alien, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: none
Kostakos, Tom [should be Andrew], son, male, white, age 2 0/12
Kostakos, Pauline, daughter, female, white, age 9/12
Kostakos, Gus, nephew, male, white, age 24, single, immigrated 1911, Naturalized in 1919, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: waiter, restaurant.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11599-49392-27?cc=1488411 : accessed 30 Sep 2014), New York > Kings > Brooklyn Assembly District 4 > 0197 > image 9 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication T625.

Census

1930 Federal Census,
Kings County (Brooklyn) NY
Enumeration District 24-1291
Enumerated April 18, 1930
1794 Sheepshead Bay Road
Lines 56-59
Poppas, James, Head, age 32, rents home value $30,000, male, white, age 32, married, age 24 at 1st marriage, not in school, can read and write, born Greece, parents born in Greece, yr of immigration 1915, naturalized, can speak English, proprietor restaurant
Poppas, Katie, wife, female, white, age 29, married age 21 at 1st marriage, not in school, can read and write, born Greece, parents born in Greece, yr of immigration 1921, not naturalized, can speak English, no occupation
Poppos, Georgia, daughter, white, female, age 7, born NY.
Kostakos, Gustave, brother-in-law, male, white, age 34, single, not in school, can read and write, born Greece, parents born in Greece, yr of immigration 1911, naturalized, can speak English, occupation: waiter in restaurant
source: Ancestry.com, verified and accessed January 26, 2015

Town Register

General Archives of Greece, Sparta
Dimotologion (Town Register), Agios Ioannis, Lakonia, dated September 11, 1955
received by Carol Petranek on March 30, 2006
Family #126; individual numbers 663-672
Kostakos, Grigorios; father Andreas; mother - Anastasia; born 1854 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation farmer; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; recorded in male register in Agios Ioannis, serial #32/2; removed from record on September 11, 1955 due to death
Kostakos, Maria; father: Georgios Theodoropoulos; born 1862 birth place Agios Ioannis, permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation housework; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; death date July 3, 1958.
Kostakos, Anastasia, born 1891 in Agios Ioannis; Greek Orthodox; permanent residence: Agios Ioannis; occupation housework; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; removed from record on September 11, 1955.
Kostakos, Andreas, born 1892 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America [note: he returned to Greece and died there]; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; registered in Male Register in Agios Ioannis #447/4
Kostakos, Konstandinos, born 1894 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; recorded in Male Register in Agios Ioannis # 469/5.
Kostakos, Georgios, born 1898 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation farmer; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; recorded in male register in Agios Ioannis, #873/6; married; number 127.
Kostakos, Kalliope, born 1900 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; went to America.
Kostakos, Stavroula, born 1902 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; went to America.
Kostakos, Areti, born 1902 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; went to America.
Kostakos, Panagiotis, born 1913 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation farmer; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; number 128; date deleted from record September 11, 1955.

Death

Book of Deaths 1933-1963, Three Hierarchs Church
Brooklyn, Kings, New York 
Page  10; Year: 1965; Line: 82
Name: Κωνσταντινος Κωστακος - Constantine Kostakos
Place of Birth: Sparta
Age: 70
Marital Status: not married
Last residence: 2771 E. 15th Street
Died: November 2, 1965
Buried: November 5, 1965
Cemetery: Cyprus Hills
Digital image taken at Three Hierarchs Church by CarolKostakos Petranek, October 28, 2018
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Death date of November 2, 1965 from US Veterans Bureau Index Card (under military)

Gust Kostakos: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Gust Kostakos
Date of Birth:Tuesday  January  21, 1896
Date of Death:November 1965
Est. Age at death:69 years, 9 months
Last known residence:
City: Brooklyn
County: Kings
State: New York
ZIP Code: 11235
Latitude: 40.5844
Longitude: -73.9466

Social Security details:
State of Issue: New York, before 1951
Number: 129-12-6329

Name: Gust Kostakos
SSN: 129-12-6329
Last Residence: 11235 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
BORN: 21 Jan 1896
Died: Nov 1965
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Title Social Security Death IndexAuthorAncestry.comPublisherOnline publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration.

New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965
Year: 1965
Kostakos
Death Date: 2 Nov 1965
Death Place: Out of City
Certificate Number: 33
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.
Accessed March 19, 2020

Burial

FindAGrave
Kostas G Kostakos
Birth: 9 Apr 1894
Death: 2 Nov 1965 (aged 71)
Agios Ioannen - Sparte
BURIAL Cypress Hills Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
MEMORIAL ID 207006703

Will

New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
Master Card Index, Kol-Krazer
Kostakos, Gus
2771 E. 15th St.
1985-66
11-2-65
LA (SE)
$1.00
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005522983_03069
Image 3069 of 6893
Source: Ancestry.com; accessed June 29, 2021

Alternate Birth

Birth date of April 9, 1894 is on his tombstone

Alt name

Kosta was also known as Kostis or Gus.
Gustave on 1930 census; Augustus on WWI & II reg

School

School Archive records from Greek Archives, sent to Carol Petranek from the General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office, in September 2012 showed Grigorios Kostakos as the father of Andreas (born 1893) and Konstantinos (born 1894) in Agios Ioannis; Grigorios' occupation was a landowner. No record of this document is available. The document did not list the years that he attended school.

Burial

FindAGrave
Kostas G Kostakos
Birth: 9 Apr 1894
Death: 2 Nov 1965 (aged 71)
Agios Ioannen - Sparte
BURIAL Cypress Hills Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
MEMORIAL ID 207006703

World War I Military Service Card 1917-1919

Assume this is the same Gus Kostakos, as his name is Augustus on this card.

Endnotes

2. Town Register-Greece (Dimotologion Koinotikos).

3. .

4. 1920 United States Federal Census for Gus Kostakos . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015...

5. "Gust Kostakos in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014." Gust Kostakos in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. ..

6. "New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 for Augustus Kostakos." New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 for Augustus Kostakos. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. ..

7. Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register-Greece)..

8. "007674663_00497." Cf https://cf.myheritageimages.com/records/original/usa_immigration/newyork_pl_1820_1957/007674663/007674663_00497-s.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIHBERNCXHARW424A&Expires=1584853200&Signature=inVV%2Fjbjb6v6ewynwBjlPtrgFcY%3D. Accessed 21 Mar. 2020..

9. "New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 for Augustus Kostakos." New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 for Augustus Kostakos. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. ..

10. National Archives, Records Personnel Center.

11. "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 for Augustus Kostakos." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1002/NY-2370000-0214/1449526?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 19 Mar. 2020..

12. " Augustus Kostakos in the New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24 ." Augustus Kostakos in the New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24 . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015...

13. 1920 United States Federal Census for Gus Kostakos . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015...

15. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

17. "Gust Kostakos in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014." Gust Kostakos in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. ..

18. "New York, New York, Death Index, 1949." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61461/47769_B353882-00212/452673?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 19 Mar. 2020..

19. Three Hierarchs Church, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

20. "Kostas G Kostakos (1894." 1965) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207006703/kostas-g-kostakos. Accessed 11 Aug. 2020..

21. "Ancestry.com - New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659." 1999 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005522983_03069?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 29 Jun. 2021..

22. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L995-RB28?cc=1920234&wc=Q75J-2NG%3A213304601%2C224850102 : 28 May 2014), Kings > General card index 1789-1971 Kol-Krazer > image 3069 of 6893; county courthouses, New York..

23. Three Hierarchs Church, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

24. "Kostas G Kostakos (1894." 1965) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207006703/kostas-g-kostakos. Accessed 11 Aug. 2020..

25. "Ancestry.com - New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659." 1999 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005522983_03069?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 29 Jun. 2021..

26. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L995-RB28?cc=1920234&wc=Q75J-2NG%3A213304601%2C224850102 : 28 May 2014), Kings > General card index 1789-1971 Kol-Krazer > image 3069 of 6893; county courthouses, New York..

27. "Kostas G Kostakos (1894." 1965) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207006703/kostas-g-kostakos. Accessed 11 Aug. 2020..