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Official

Şarl Mikorski Efendi

Christian (Hristiyan). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). On record 1881/82, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 8_112; 219

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Life

Şarl Mikorski Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1863/64 (AH 1280) into the Christian (Hristiyan) community, Polish (Polonyali) by nationality; the father was an army captain (yüzbaşı). Work began in Istanbul in 1880/81, at about 17, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1881/82, places Şarl Mikorski in Istanbul in the Fen Kalemi, on 200 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1881/82 (AH 1299): Fen Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Community
Christian (Hristiyan)
Nationality as recorded
Polonyali
Father's occupation
Yuzbasi

Education

Private teaching
Muallim-i Mahsustan (4 years)from a private teacher (not a school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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

English
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1880/81 (AH 1298)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 343 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Şarl Mikorski Efendi had the 329th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 11 officials with the title Fen Kalemi in the same years, Şarl Mikorski Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 18 officials with the title Fen Kalemi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Şarl Mikorski Efendi had the 1,627th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299), Şarl Mikorski Efendi had the 83rd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Şarl Mikorski Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1881/82AH 1299Fen KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract8_112; 219
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)

Recorded values of Şarl Mikorski Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameŞarl Mikorski EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1280Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationyuzbasiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityPolonyaliRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMuallim-i mahsustanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1298Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1881Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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