Jacques De Castro Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

1839/40 (AH 1255)SercerrahTophane Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 1,000 kuruş
1. Sercerrah
  Tophane Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 28 · 1,000 kuruş
  [1]
1840/41 (AH 1256)Sercerrah · 2 career entriesTophane Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 1,000 kuruş
1. Sercerrah
  Tophane Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 29 · 1,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Sercerrah (İnfisal)
  Tophane Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 29
  Recorded service ending
  [1]
1846/47 (AH 1263)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruş
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 36 · 3,000 kuruş
  [1]
1847/48 (AH 1264)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 37 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1848/49 (AH 1265)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 38 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1849/50 (AH 1266)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 39 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1850/51 (AH 1267)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 40 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1851/52 (AH 1268)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 41 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1852/53 (AH 1269)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 42 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1853/54 (AH 1270)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 43 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1854/55 (AH 1271)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 44 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1855/56 (AH 1272)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 45 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1856/57 (AH 1273)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 46 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1857/58 (AH 1274)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 47 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1858/59 (AH 1275)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 48 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1859/60 (AH 1276)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 49 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1860/61 (AH 1277)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 50 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1861/62 (AH 1278)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 51 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1862/63 (AH 1279)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 52 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1863/64 (AH 1280)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 53 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1864/65 (AH 1281)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 54 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1865/66 (AH 1282)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 55 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1866/67 (AH 1283)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 56 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1867/68 (AH 1284)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 57 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1868/69 (AH 1285)SertabibHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 58 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1869/70 (AH 1286)Sertabib · 2 career entriesHaydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruş
1. Sertabib
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 59 · 3,000 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Sertabib (İstifa)
  Haydarpaşa Hastahanesi, İstanbul · Calculated age 59
  Recorded service ending
  [1]
1873/74 (AH 1290)Cemiyet-i Tıbbiye-i Mülkiye BaşkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000 kuruş
1. Cemiyet-i Tıbbiye-i Mülkiye Başkâtibi
  Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 63 · 2,000 kuruş
  [1]
1875/76 (AH 1292)Etıbba-yı Hazret-i ŞehriyariSaray, İstanbul · 2,000 kuruş
1. Etıbba-yı Hazret-i Şehriyari
  Saray, İstanbul · Calculated age 65 · 2,000 kuruş
  [1]
1876/77 (AH 1293)İngiliz tabiiyetini terk · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 10,000 kuruş
1. İngiliz tabiiyetini terk
  · Calculated age 66
  [1]
2. Heyet-i Ayan azası
  Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 66 · 10,000 kuruş
  [1]
1878/79 (AH 1296)maaştan öşr (1/10) kesinti
1. maaştan öşr (1/10) kesinti
  · Calculated age 69
  [1]
1879/80 (AH 1297)maaştan hums (1/5) kesinti
1. maaştan hums (1/5) kesinti
  · Calculated age 70
  [1]
1884/85 (AH 1302)VefatDeath recorded
1. Vefat
  · Calculated age 75
  [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace: İstanbul^[source]
Birth year: 1812/13 (AH 1227)^[source]
Nationality or community: Musevi^[source]
Religion: Musevi^[source]
Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD.d, Defter No: 2, s. 44^[1]

Education and languages

French: Kitâbet^[source]okur yazar^[1]
Italian: Kitâbet^[source]okur yazar^[1]
Turkish: biraz^[source]
Qualification: Formal qualification recorded^[source]şahadetname 1252^[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education: Paris Tıp Fakültesi (cerrahlık ve tıp)^[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service: 28^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place: Tophane Hastahanesi^[source]
First-salary field: 1000 kuruş (personal first-salary field)^[source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year: 1839/40 (AH 1255)^[source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code): 0 (recorded code)^[source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded: 0 (recorded code)^[source]

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Dâhiliye Nezareti Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, volume II sample

Dâhiliye Nezareti Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, edited by Yücel Yiğit and Nedim Özer Hoşol, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2026 (sample PDF) · PDF pages 50, 51

Honour or rank

1293 AH · Üçüncü rütbe Mecidi Nişanı; Rütbe-i Ula Sınıf-ı Sanisi

sene-i merkume

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Death as recorded

10 Rebîülevvel 1302 AH

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Birth · Languages · Qualifications · Education · PDF page 50

Jacques de Castro [Jak dö Kastro] Efendi[^45] Castro Isaac [Kastro İshak] Efendi-zâde. Bin iki yüz yirmi yedi sene-i hicriyyesinde Dersaadet’de tevellüd etmiştir. Paris’de cerrâhlık ve fenn-i tabâbeti[^46] tahsil ile bin iki yüz elli iki senesinde şahâdet-nâme almıştır. Fransızca ve İtalyanca okur yazar biraz Türkçe bilir.

Honour or rank · PDF page 51

Yirmi sekiz yaşında olduğu hâlde bin iki yüz elli beş senesinde bin kuruş maaşla Tophâne Hastahânesine Sercerrâh olarak hizmet-i devlete dâhil olmuştur ve elli altı sene-i hicriyyesinde infisâl etmiştir. Bin iki yüz altmış üç sene-i hicriyyesinde üç bin kuruş maaşla Haydarpaşa Hastahânesine Sertabîb tayin olunup yirmi üç sene hizmet-i mezkûrede bulunduktan sonra bin iki yüz seksen altı senesinde istifa ederek doksan sene-i hicriyyesinde iki bin kuruş maaş ile el-ân uhdesinde bulunan Cemiyyet-i Tıbbiyye-i Mülkiyye başkitabetine nasb olunmuş ve iki yüz doksan iki sene-i hicriyyesinde iki bin kuruş maaşla etıbbâ-yı Hazret-i Şehriyârî âdâdına dâhil olarak iki yüz doksan üç sene-i hicriyyesinde İngiltere tâbi’iyyetini terk ile on bin kuruş maaş ile Cemiyyet-i Tıbbiyye-i Mülkiyye Kitabeti uhdesinde kalmak üzere Heyet-i Ayân azâlığına tayin kılınmış ve sene-i merkūmede üçüncü rütbe Mecidî Nişanı ile Rütbe-i Ûlâ Sınıf-ı Sânîsini ihraz eylemiştir.

Judicial account · PDF page 51

Memuriyetlerinin birinden infisâli istifa ve diğerinden hasbelkader vuku bulmuş ve hakkında hiçbir taraftan şikâyet vuku bulmamış ve taht-ı muhakemeye alınmamıştır.

Death as recorded · PDF page 51

Mûmâ-ileyh Kastro Bey’in maaşının doksan altı senesi Şehr-i Ramazân-ı Şerifinin yirmi beşinde öşrü ve doksan yedi senesi Rebîülâhir’inin ikisinde icra kılınan tensîkātda humsu kat’ olunmuş ve bin üç yüz iki senesi Rebîülevvel’inin onuna müsâdif bin üç yüz senesi Kânûnievvel’inin on altısında mûmâ-ileyhin vefatı vuku bulmuştur.

Community wording · Religion as recorded

Dr. Jacques (Jak) de Castro (1811-1885): Tanzimat ve Meşrutiyet dönemlerinin en ünlü Musevi hekimlerinden biri ve Osmanlı saray tababetinin öncü aktörlerindendir. Uzun yıllar Haydarpaşa Hastahânesi sertabâbetini yürüttükten sonra Cemiyyet-i Tıbbiyye-i Mülkiyyenin kurucu idari kadrosunda yer almıştır. Osmanlı bürokrasisinde en üst düzey mülki makam olan Meclis-i Âyan üyeliğine atanabilmek için yabancı devlet tabiiyetinde bulunmama şartı arandığından, Jacques de Castro Efendi 1876 yılında asırlık İngiliz tabiiyetini (himayesini) resmen terk ederek Osmanlı vatandaşlığına geçmiş ve parlamentoya giren ilk Musevi âyan azalarından biri olmuştur. Kâtibin metinde “iki yüz doksan iki ve doksan üç” şeklinde kaydettiği Hicri tarihler, Meşrutiyet’in ilanı ve Âyan Meclisi’nin açılış yılı olan Miladi 1876 senesiyle milimetrik olarak örtüşmektedir.

Education

Faculté de médecine de Paris, söz konusu tarihte resmî anlamda şahâdet-nâme (diploma) vererek cerrâhlık ve tababet eğitimi sağlayan tek kurum.

Notes on the source account

unclear whether 10000 Ayan pay included kitabet 2000 / saray pay; reduction amounts not computed
Haydarpaşa 1263+23 = 1286 consistent; gap 1256-1263 and 1286-1290 unexplained

Documentary sources

Dâhiliye Nezareti Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, volume II sample
Pages 50, 51

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