Official
Aristotel Fridas Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Chios (Sakız) in 1843/44 (AH 1259). On record 1864 to 1900, 35 annual entries.
Archive reference 0062_0139; 273
Life#
Aristotel Fridas Efendi was born in Chios (Sakız) in 1843/44 (AH 1259). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Doktor.
Schooling recorded: Rum Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Bulgarian, with Asina; French, with Kitabet; Italian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Asina.
First work is recorded in Edirne in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 720 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1864/65, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1864/65, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Edirne, with 720 kuruş a month. In 1869/70 the record shows 2. Müdür in Veles (Köprülü), the salary going from 600 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Edirne). In 1871/72 the record shows 2. Müdür in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), with 800 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Veles). In 1874/75 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Edirne, the salary going from 800 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Svilengrad). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç), the salary going from 500 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Edirne). No annual entry is recorded for 1873/74 and 1875/76.
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1869/70 as 2. Müdür. 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 35 years with a salary the median is 640 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 0.62 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1899/1900, when 69 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1843/44 (AH 1259)
- Birthplace
- Chios (Sakız)
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Doktor
Education
- Community school
- Rum Mektebi (4 years)Greek Orthodox (Rum) school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Bulgarian
- Asinafamiliarity
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Italian
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Asinafamiliarity
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Place
- Edirne
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 720
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861/62AH 1278 | First work | Edirne | 720first-salary field |
| 1864 to 1869AH 1281 to 1285 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 720 to 600 |
| 1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287 | 2. Müdür | Veles (Köprülü) | 800 |
| 1871 to 1873AH 1288 to 1289 | 2. Müdür | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 800 |
| No annual entry: 1873/74 (AH 1290) | |||
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1875/76 (AH 1292) | |||
| 1876 to 1900AH 1293 to 1317 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 800 to 576 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 | 720 | 625 | 860 | 52% |
| 1865/66 | 720 | 650 | 588 | 52% |
| 1866/67 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 49% |
| 1867/68 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 48% |
| 1868/69 | 600 | 600 | 570 | 47% |
| 1869/70 | 800 | 600 | 1,000 | 61% |
| 1870/71 | 800 | 600 | 1,000 | 63% |
| 1871/72 | 800 | 550 | 855 | 70% |
| 1872/73 | 800 | 550 | 850 | 70% |
| 1874/75 | 500 | 535 | 650 | 41% |
| 1876/77 | 800 | 582.5 | 600 | 67% |
| 1877/78 | 800 | 560 | 600 | 68% |
| 1878 | 800 | 600 | 600 | 65% |
| 1878/79 | 800 | 600 | 600 | 66% |
| 1879/80 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1880/81 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 70% |
| 1881/82 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1882/83 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 70% |
| 1883/84 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 69% |
| 1884/85 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 69% |
| 1885/86 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 70% |
| 1886/87 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1887/88 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 70% |
| 1888/89 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 70% |
| 1889/90 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 70% |
| 1890/91 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1891/92 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1892/93 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1893/94 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 72% |
| 1894/95 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 72% |
| 1895/96 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1896/97 | 576 | 500 | 495 | 72% |
| 1897/98 | 576 | 500 | 480 | 71% |
| 1898/99 | 576 | 500 | 495 | 71% |
| 1899/1900 | 576 | 500 | 500 | 69% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Hilmi EfendiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç), 12 shared years
- Yordan Resmi EfendiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç), 10 shared years
- Hüseyin Hasan EfendiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç), 6 shared years
- İsmail EfendiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç), 6 shared years
- Ragib EfendiEdirne, 5 shared years
50 officials in all. Officials recorded in Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)
Same school recorded
- Aristidi Kaçaris EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Andon Fakaro EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Armas EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Nikola Colini EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Agop EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
60 officials in all. Officials with Rum Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Unnamed official (0087_0090, sayfa no:177.)Chios (Sakız), born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Mustafa Necip BeyChios (Sakız), born 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Full record
Annual entries (35)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | 2. Müdür | Veles (Köprülü) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | 2. Müdür | Veles (Köprülü) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | 2. Müdür | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | 2. Müdür | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Edirne | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 576 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 576 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 576 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 576 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0139; 273 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Aristotel Fridas Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1259 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sakiz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | cezairi bahri sefid | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | doktor | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rum Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1278 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1861 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 720 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 29 annual entries of 35 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.