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Official

Alberto Efendi

Jewish (Musevi). Born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1864/65 (AH 1281). On record 1884 to 1895, 11 annual entries.

Archive reference 0062_0101; 199

Life

Alberto Efendi was born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The record gives the community as Jewish (Musevi) and the nationality as Yahudi.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan 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 Tekellum; French, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Italian, with Tekellum.

First work is recorded in Thessaloniki in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1884/85, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1884/85, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Bitola (Manastır), with 285 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 285 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1884/85 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 9 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 11 years with a salary the median is 285 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1894/95, when 16 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1864/65 (AH 1281)
Community
Jewish (Musevi)
Nationality as recorded
Yahudi

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary 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

Bulgarian
Tekellumspeaking
French
Tekellumspeaking
Italian
Tekellumspeaking
Greek (Rum)
Tekellumspeaking. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have

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

First work

Year
1883/84 (AH 1301)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
285

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
Devamsızlık / Mumaileyhin müddet-i mezuniyetini bir hayli müddet tecavüz ettirip memuriyeti başına gelmediğinden naşi bin üç yüz on üç senesi Cemaziyelevvelinin on sekizinde 25 Teşrinievvel sene 1311 idareten azledildiği; Devamsızlık

Career

Career of Alberto Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1883/84AH 1301First workThessaloniki (Selanik)285first-salary field
1884 to 1895AH 1302 to 1312Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
11 entries
YearSalary
1884/85285
1885/86285
1886/87285
1887/88285
1888/89285
1889/90285
1890/91285
1891/92285
1892/93285
1893/94285
1894/95285
Bitola (Manastır)285
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312285 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Alberto Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1884/852855005009%
1885/862855005009%
1886/872855005009%
1887/882855005009%
1888/8928550050010%
1889/9028550050012%
1890/9128550050013%
1891/9228550050015%
1892/9328550050015%
1893/9428550050016%
1894/9528550050016%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
ThessalonikiBitola

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

35 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bitola (Manastır)

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

64 officials in all. Officials born in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Full record

Annual entries (11)

Annual entries of Alberto Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1884/85AH 1302Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1885/86AH 1303Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1886/87AH 1304Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1887/88AH 1305Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1888/89AH 1306Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1889/90AH 1307Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1890/91AH 1308Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1891/92AH 1309Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1892/93AH 1310Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1893/94AH 1311Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
1894/95AH 1312Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0101; 199
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 (15)

Recorded values of Alberto Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAlberto EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1281Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceselanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthselanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuseviRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityYahudiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered 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)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1884Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSelanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)285Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedDevamsızlık / Mumaileyhin müddet-i mezuniyetini bir hayli müddet tecavüz ettirip memuriyeti başına gelmediğinden naşi bin üç yüz on üç senesi Cemaziyelevvelinin on sekizinde 25 Teşrinievvel sene 1311 idareten azledildiği used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedDevamsızlık other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
Legal notes (later workbook copy)
A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 11 annual entries of 11 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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