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Fen Kalemi

Fen Kalemi is the job title in 94 annual entries of 18 officials, from 1873 to 1913 (AH 1290 to 1331). The median of the 94 recorded monthly salaries is 350 kuruş. The entries name 2 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 18.

Officials
18
Annual entries1873 to 1913, AH 1290 to 1331
94
Year with most officials11 officials
1881/82
Median monthly salaryfrom 94 recorded salaries
350 kuruş
Places with officials
2

Stored spellings: Fen Kalemi; fen Kalemi; fen kalemi

All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1881/82 (AH 1299) with 11 officials. Years with an annual entry: 33.
0246810121873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 133011 in 1881/82Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Fen Kalemi
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1873/74 (AH 1290)222
1874/75 (AH 1291)101
1875/76 (AH 1292)212
1876/77 (AH 1293)202
1877/78 (AH 1294)202
1878 (AH 1295)202
1878/79 (AH 1296)202
1879/80 (AH 1297)202
1880/81 (AH 1298)313
1881/82 (AH 1299)11811
1882/83 (AH 1300)838
1883/84 (AH 1301)707
1884/85 (AH 1302)707
1885/86 (AH 1303)404
1886/87 (AH 1304)515
1887/88 (AH 1305)505
1888/89 (AH 1306)414
1889/90 (AH 1307)303
1890/91 (AH 1308)303
1891/92 (AH 1309)303
1892/93 (AH 1310)202
1893/94 (AH 1311)202
1894/95 (AH 1312)202
1895/96 (AH 1313)101
1896/97 (AH 1314)101
1897/98 (AH 1315)101
1898/99 (AH 1316)101
1899/1900 (AH 1317)101
1900/01 (AH 1318)101
1901/02 (AH 1319)101
1902/03 (AH 1320)101
1903/04 (AH 1321)101
1912/13 (AH 1331)111

An official is counted once in a year. First recorded is the first year in which the collection has an annual entry of the official on this page. It is not a hiring date.

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 94 recorded monthly salaries is 350 kuruş, the mean 460 kuruş.
02004006008001873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 1330Median 750 kuruş in 1887/88Fen Kalemi, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the line

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Fen Kalemi
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1873/742550550325775500
1874/751296296296296535
1875/762510510405615530
1876/772550550425675575
1877/782550550425675560
18782550550425675600
1878/792600600450750600
1879/802492.5492.5388.75596.25500
1880/813400500400550500
1881/8211400372.73300400500
1882/838300368.75300362.5500
1883/847300328.57300350500
1884/857400457.14300575500
1885/864575550375750500
1886/875400560350750500
1887/8857507004001,000500
1888/894375456.25281.25550500
1889/903350500225700500
1890/913350500225700500
1891/923350533.33275700500
1892/932350350350350500
1893/942350350350350500
1894/952350350350350500
1895/961350350350350500
1896/971350350350350500
1897/981350350350350500
1898/991350350350350500
1899/19001400400400400500
1900/011400400400400500
1901/021400400400400500
1902/031400400400400500
1903/041500500500500475
1912/1317507507507501,300

Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.

Places

Places of Fen Kalemi, the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet) province18901873 to 1913
GalataIstanbul (Dersaadet) province141879 to 1883

Ottoman officials recorded

18 officials, the one with most annual entries first.

Officials of Fen Kalemi
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesKuruş a monthBirthplace
Antuvan Ramiz Efendi1873 to 188917100 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Yusuf Ziya Efendi1888 to 19041675 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Nesimi Efendi1882 to 189210300 to 1,050Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Sarim Bey1875 to 18839700 to 900Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Raif Efendi1886 to 18959350Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Fahri Efendi1881 to 18885400 to 1,000Nevşehir
Osman Nuri Efendi1881 to 18854300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Salih Zeki Efendi1881 to 18884300 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Ethem Efendi1881 to 18843300Edirne
Mehmet Ali Bey1882 to 18853350 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet İhsan Efendi1881 to 18843300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Şevki Efendi1880 to 18853400 to 750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa İhsan Efendi1882 to 18853300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Haşim Efendi1881/821400Chania (Hanya)
Jory Raymon Efendi1873/7411,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Nazif Bey1912/131750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Efendi1881/821400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Şarl Mikorski Efendi1881/821200Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Years run from the first to the last annual entry. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.