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{{Infobox person
|name        = Carl Berner
|caption     = Berner in 2004
|birth_name  = Carl James Berner
|birth_date  = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1902|1|27}}
|birth_place = [[Stuttgart]], [[Kingdom of Württemberg|Württemberg]], Germany
|death_date  = {{death date|mf=yes|2013|1|7}}<br/>(aged {{Age in years and days|1902|1|27|2013|1|7}})
|death_place = [[New York City]], United States 
|occupation  =  Civic activist and toymaker
|known_for   =  Being a [[supercentenarian]]
|title       = 
|residence   = New York City
|education   =
|alma mater  = 
|nationality = German, American
|religion    = 
|parents     = 
|spouse      = Margaret Berner (m.1936–1987, her death)
|children    = 1}}
'''Carl Ernest Berner''' (January 27, 1902 &ndash; January 7, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/carl-berner-queens-civic-leader-dies-110-article-1.1235859 |title=Carl Berner, Queens supercentenarian and civic leader, dies at 110 |work=Daily News |accessdate=January 8, 2013}}</ref>) was a [[Germany|German]]-[[Americans|American]] [[supercentenarian]], activist, and former toymaker.<ref name="junipercivic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.junipercivic.com/juniperberryarticle.asp?nid=763 |title=The Amazing Mr. Berner...At 107 He Makes Yet Another Comeback |publisher=JuniperCivic |date= |accessdate=September 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="nytimes1">{{cite web|last=Tantongco |first=Jano |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/at-108-still-pulsing-with-vigor/ |title=At 108, Still Pulsing With Vigor |work=The New York Times |date=March 19, 2010 |accessdate=September 7, 2012}}</ref>
He was the second oldest person in the [[United States]] until his death in 2013. For two years, he was the oldest living man in [[New York City]]. 

Berner was born on January 27, 1902 in [[Stuttgart]], [[Württemberg]], [[German Empire]]. He moved to [[France]] after his parents' deaths. Berner was married to Margaret Berner from 1936 until her death in 1987. They had one daughter, Emily Berner. Berner died on January 7, 2013 in [[Middle Village, Queens|Middle Village]], [[Queens]], [[New York]] from natural causes, aged 110 years and 346 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/carl-berner-queens-civic-leader-dies-110-article-1.1235859 |title=Carl Berner, Queens supercentenarian and civic leader, dies at 110 |publisher=Daily News |accessdate=January 8, 2013}}</ref>

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