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Layu Efendi (Mösyo Layo)

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Biographical account

Born in Parma (İtalya). The father’s recorded occupation was miralay. Career entries include Girit Vilayeti vilayet tercüman muavinliği; Mekteb-i Sultani hâfız-ı kütüplük. The surviving career entries cover 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1911 (AH 1329).

Life and career

9 career entries in 1 source account.

Recorded places

HanyaIstanbul (Dersaadet)

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: recorded service.

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Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceSalary (kuruş)Source
Mekteb-i Sultani hâfız-ı kütüplükGalatasaray[1]
görevden ayrılma[1]
Girit Vilayeti vilayet tercüman muavinliğiChania (Hanya)[1]
Ticaret Mekteb-i Alisi muhasebe ve Fransızca muallimliğiFinance and revenue[1]
İstifa[1]
Hücrehane Hastanesi müstahdemIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Mekteb-i Sultani ders kalfalığıGalatasaray[1]
Mekteb-i Sultani hesap dersi ve İtalyanca muallimliğiGalatasaray[1]
emeklilik[1]

Sources and references

  1. 19. Yüzyıl Sonunda Hâfız-I Kütüblük Kariyerinde Değişim (Öktem Tatlav, Nisa; Yılmaz Şentürk, Elif, 2026). Pages 24, 25, 26
About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • 19. Yüzyıl Sonunda Hâfız-I Kütüblük Kariyerinde Değişim

    Calendar convention: AH convention; native event ambiguities withheld; remaining inherited interval assertions flagged.

    Year construction: original_DergiPark_linked_changes_and_short_gap_rules.

Personal details

Birthplace
Parma (İtalya)19. Yüzyıl Sonunda Hâfız-I Kütüblük Kariyerinde Değişim, pages 24, 25, 26
Father’s occupation
miralay19. Yüzyıl Sonunda Hâfız-I Kütüblük Kariyerinde Değişim, pages 24, 25, 26
First work place as recorded
Hanya19. Yüzyıl Sonunda Hâfız-I Kütüblük Kariyerinde Değişim, pages 24, 25, 26

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