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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       = 
|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 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>) was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[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 |access-date=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 |access-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref> 

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 (just 20 days before his 111th birthday) in [[Middle Village, Queens|Middle Village]], [[Queens]], [[New York]] of natural causes at age 110 years, 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 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> At the time of his death, Berner was the second-oldest German man ever behind Hermann Dörnemann (who later became surpassed by [[Gustav Gerneth]]), the third-oldest living Americanman behind Spanish-born [[Salustiano Sanchez]] (who, however, was still not verified) and Canadian-born [[James McCoubrey]], and the 7th oldest living man in the world (behind [[Jiroemon Kimura]], [[James Sisnett]], Sanchez, McCoubrey, Makaru Nakanishi and [[Jokichi Ikarashi]] who was just a day older).

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