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Carl Berner (supercentenarian)
Carl James Berner (January 27, 1902 – January 7, 2013〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carl Berner, Queens supercentenarian and civic leader, dies at 110 )〕) was a German-born American supercentenarian, civic activist, and former toymaker. Before his death he was the second-oldest living American man whose age had been verified behind James McCoubrey.〔 He had also been the oldest living man in New York City for at least the last two years of his life. At the time of his death he was the second-oldest verified German-born man ever, behind Hermann Dörnemann, who lived for 111 years and 279 days.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Table B - Verified Supercentenarians )〕
==Early life and career==
Carl James Berner was born in Stuttgart, then in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire, on January 27, 1902.〔 After his parents died from tuberculosis, his maternal grandmother moved him to France.〔 In 1912, his paternal grandmother moved him back to Germany.〔 In school, Carl studied mechanical manufacturing, among other things.〔 In 1928, he left Germany and moved to the United States.〔 His first job in the United States was as the Night Building Superintendent at the Chrysler Building.〔 He enjoyed his job despite the amount of work that it involved.〔 He was offered by the U.S. government to become a foreign agent in 1933, but he rejected their offer.〔 During the Great Depression, Berner created a toy-making business which later became a large success.〔 Businesses and younger workers sought advice from him in regards to toy-making throughout his career.〔
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