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Mehmed Lâmi 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.

  1. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 590 kuruş

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 28 · 590 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 590 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 29 · 590 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 590 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 30 · 590 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1878 (AH 1295)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 590 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 31 · 590 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 590 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 32 · 590 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 472; 590 kuruş

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 33 · 590 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 33 · 472 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 472 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 34 · 472 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 472; 700 kuruş

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 35 · 472 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 35 · 700 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 36 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 37 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 38 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 39 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 700; 800 kuruş

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 40 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 40 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 41 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 42 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliAleppo (Halep) · Birecik · 800 kuruş

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 43 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Birecik · Calculated age 43 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · 2 career entriesBirecik · 800 kuruş

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Birecik · Calculated age 44 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveliBirecik · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Birecik · Calculated age 45 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · 3 career entriesBirecik · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 800; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli

      Birecik · Calculated age 46 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli (Nakil)

      Birecik · Calculated age 46

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Meclis-i Maarif üyesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 46 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  20. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Meclis-i Maarif üyesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000; 4,000; 4,500 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i Maarif üyesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Meclis-i Maarif üyesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    3. Meclis-i Maarif üyesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47 · 4,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesTedavi izniIstanbul (Dersaadet)

Recorded pay

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

02,2504,5001875/76AH 12921893/94AH 13111875/76 (AH 1292) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 28 · 590 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 29 · 590 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 30 · 590 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 31 · 590 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 32 · 590 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 33 · 590 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 33 · 472 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 34 · 472 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 35 · 472 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 35 · 700 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 36 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 37 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 38 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 39 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 40 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 40 · 800 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 41 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 42 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Aleppo (Halep) · age 43 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Birecik · age 43 · 800 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Birecik · age 44 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Birecik · age 45 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Rüşdiye muallim-i evveli · Birecik · age 46 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Meclis-i Maarif üyesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 46 · 2,000 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Meclis-i Maarif üyesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Meclis-i Maarif üyesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 4,000 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Meclis-i Maarif üyesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 4,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kilis [source]
Birth year
1847/48 (AH 1264) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kilis Hüseyin Ağa Camii müderrisi [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
DH. SAİDd. 42/189 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Persian
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]İcazetnâme; vasat derecede Dârülmuallimîn-i Rüşdiye şehâdetnâmesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Hüseyin Ağa Camii medrese-i ibtidaiyesi; Fatih Camii; Dârülmuallimîn-i Rüşdiye [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
Halep [source]
First-salary field
590 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
1875/76 (AH 1292) [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.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicili Ahval kayıtlarına göre Kilisli memurlar

    MEHMET YILMAZ · 2022 · Pages 49, 50

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