Volf Lovenzon
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1906 to 1910 (AH 1324 to 1327)
Languages French, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Köstence Şehbenderhanesi
4 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Volf Lovenzon was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289), within the Musevilik community. Schooling included Alyans İsrailiyet Mektebi. The language repertoire included French, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [source]
The first place of work was Constanța (Köstence). Dated career entries span 1906/07 (AH 1324) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 4 AH years, from Köstence Şehbenderhanesi to Köstence Şehbenderhanesi, beginning with Şehbenderhane kançılarlığı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Köstence Şehbenderhanesi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 700 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325) to 600 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 700 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325). [1]
Life and career
Follow 3 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 3 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1906/07 (AH 1324) · 2 recorded years
Köstence Şehbenderhanesi
AH entries: 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Köstence Şehbenderhanesi
Şehbenderhane kançılarlığı
Calculated age 35
Şehbenderhane kançılarlığı
Calculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Şehbenderhane kançılarlığı
700 kuruşCalculated age 36
3 1908/09 (AH 1326) · 2 recorded years
Köstence Şehbenderhanesi / Place not recorded
AH entries: 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Köstence Şehbenderhanesi; Location not recorded
Köstence Şehbenderhanesi
Şehbenderhane kançılarlığı
700 kuruşCalculated age 37
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 37
Köstence Şehbenderhanesi
Geçici şehbenderhane kâtipliği
600 kuruşCalculated age 37
Köstence Şehbenderhanesi
Geçici şehbenderhane kâtipliği
600 kuruşCalculated age 38
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Görevin sona ermesi
Calculated age 38
2 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Şehbenderhane kâtip ve tercümanı · Köstence Şehbenderhanesi · Undated · 400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Constanța (Köstence) · Year not recorded
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 700 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 66.8% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 700 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 66.8% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 600 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 49.8% | 1088 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Köstence Şehbenderhanesi600 to 700
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Istanbul665 other officialsAlkiyodis Efendi born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)143 other officialsDikran Efendi first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324); no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 256
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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