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Andon Hekimyan Efendi

Born 1849/50 (AH 1266) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Career evidence 1880 to 1903 (AH 1298 to 1320)

Follow 16 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Istanbul (Dersaadet)
● Birth○ First workB / F · year unresolved● Career→ Selected stage connections

All 16 dated stops · select a number or read the account.

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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.

15 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1849/50 (AH 1266)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul / Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul; Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul

      Hendesehane mühendisi

      700 kuruşCalculated age 32

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 32

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1881/82 (AH 1299) · 2 recorded years

    Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    AH entries: 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.

    Kept as text: Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 33

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 34

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1883/84 (AH 1301)

    Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 35

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 35

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  5. 5

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 36

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      800 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  6. 6

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Kept as text: Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 37

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  7. 7

    1886/87 (AH 1304)

    Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 38

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 38

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul

      Hendesehane mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 38

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  8. 8

    1887/88 (AH 1305)

    Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 39

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 39

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  9. 9

    1888/89 (AH 1306)

    Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Kept as text: Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 40

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  10. 10

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 41

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 41

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  11. 11

    1890/91 (AH 1308)

    Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Yedinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Yedinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 42

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Yedinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 42

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  12. 12

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    Yedinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul / Place not recorded / Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Yedinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul; Location not recorded; Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Yedinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendisi

      Calculated age 43

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Place not recorded

      Infisal

      Calculated age 43

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

      Belediye dairesi mühendis muavini

      500 kuruşCalculated age 43

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  13. 13

    1893/94 (AH 1311)

    Place not recorded

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Azil

      Calculated age 45

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  14. 14

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    Place not recorded

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Azil

      Calculated age 47

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  15. 15

    1900/01 (AH 1318)

    Merkez Emanet Hendesehanesi, İstanbul

    Kept as text: Merkez Emanet Hendesehanesi, İstanbul

    1. Hendesehane mühendisi

      250 kuruşCalculated age 52

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  16. 16

    1902/03 (AH 1320)

    Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    Kept as text: Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul

    1. Belediye dairesi memuru

      250 kuruşCalculated age 54

      Entry & evidence →[1]

4 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.

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
05001,0001880/81AH 12981891/92AH 13091902/03AH 13201880/81 (AH 1298) · 700 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · 1,000 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · 1,000 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · 1,000 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · 800 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · 1,000 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · 1,000 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · 1,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · 1,000 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · 1,000 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · 500 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · 250 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · 250 kuruş

Select 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 entries
  1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul6
    1884 to 1903 (AH 1302 to 1320)
  2. Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul6
    1880 to 1891 (AH 1298 to 1308)
  3. Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul3
    1884 to 1887 (AH 1302 to 1304)
  4. Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul2
    1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302)
  5. Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul2
    1880 to 1887 (AH 1298 to 1304)
  6. Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul2
    1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305)

The six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate
  1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul250 to 1,000
  2. Onuncu Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul1,000
  3. Birinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul800
  4. Sekizinci Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul1,000
  5. Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi, İstanbul700 to 1,000
  6. Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye, İstanbul1,000

Six places with the most recorded career years. 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 title
  1. 1880 to 1892 (AH 1298 to 1309)
  2. 1880 to 1901 (AH 1298 to 1318)
  3. 1902/03 (AH 1320)
  4. 1891/92 (AH 1309)
  5. 1891/92 (AH 1309)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul[source]
Birth province
Dersaadet[source]
Birth year
1849/50 (AH 1266)[source]
Father’s occupation
Altıncı Ordu-yı Hümayun eczacıbaşısı[source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni[source]
Religion
Ermeni Katolik[source]
Archive references
DH. SAİD 62/281; 128 DH. SAİD d. nr. 129/257 s. 257[1]DH. SAİD d. nr. 129/257 s. 257[1]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code)[source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

Education and languages

Armenian
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
French
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Rum (as recorded)
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Education
İstanbul Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi; Paris'te hendese, Fransızca, resim dersleri; Nafia ve Ticaret Nezareti fen-i mimari dersi[source]

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
İstanbul[source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları

    HARUN TUNCA · 2016 · Pages 83, 84, 85

    DH. SAİD 62/281; 128 DH. SAİD d. nr. 129/257 s. 257; DH. SAİD d. nr. 129/257 s. 257

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The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.

Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated years

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