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| date_of_death =[[August 20]], [[1930]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =Manufacturer, lumberman
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| spouse =Ida E. Darby<br/>Loula Abbey
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| children =Carl F. G. Wernicke II<br/>Julius F. Wernicke<br/>Walter A. Wernicke| signature =OHLWernickeSignature.png
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'''Otto Heinrich Louis Wernicke''' ([[1862]]–[[1930]]) was a manufacturer and lumberman known for his involvement in the construction of the first [[Thomas A. Johnson Bridge|Pensacola Bay Bridge]], which linked [[Pensacola]] to the [[Fairpoint Peninsula]] and [[Santa Rosa Island]], opening [[Gulf Breeze]] and [[Pensacola Beach]] to development.
==Early life==
Wernicke was born in [[1862]] at Hayton, Calumet County, Wisconsin to Carl Frederick Wernicke and Sophia Frickey. In [[1880]], he was attending Commercial College in nearby Fond du Lac.<ref>Western Historical Company. ''The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.''</ref>
===Wernicke Elastic Bookcase System===
===Globe-Wernicke===In [[1899]], The Wernicke Company merged with The Globe Company to form [[Wikipedia:Globe_Wernicke|The Globe Wernicke Company]]. Globe president Henry C. Yeiser retained his title, while Wernicke sold his interest in became secretary and general manager of the combined firm company. The company's manufacturing operation was relocated to Norwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. Globe-Wernicke endured a series of mergers and acquisitions, becoming Globe-Weis in 1963. The brand continues to operate as a subsidiary of Kansas-based [[1902]http://cardinalbrands.com/ Cardinal Brands].
===Macey Company===
==Time in Pensacola==
==Death==
Wernicke died of a heart attack on [[August 20]], [[1930]]. He is buried at [[Roberts Cemetery]]. His papers from the last four years of his life were donated to the [[University of West Florida]] in [[1982]] by his grandson Julius.
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