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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =O. H. L. Wernicke
| image_name =Ohlwernicke.jpg
| image_size =220px
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =[[June 18]], [[1862]]
| place_of_birth =Calumet County, Wisconsin
| date_of_death =[[August 20]], [[1930]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =
| religion =
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =Julius F. Wernicke
| signature =
| signaturesize =200px
}}
'''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]].
==Early life==
===Wernicke Elastic Bookcase System===
In December [[1892]], Wernicke was granted a patent for what he called a "sectional stock case" — what would come to be known as stackable, modular, or elastic bookcases. In [[1893]] he formed The Wernicke Company and opened a factory in Minneapolis to manufacture the bookcases.
In [[1899]], The Wernicke Company merged with The Globe Company to form [[Wikipedia:Globe_Wernicke|The Globe Wernicke Company]]. Wernicke sold his interest in the combined firm in [[1902]].
===Macey Company===
In [[1904]], Wernicke purchased the Fred Macey Furniture Company, renaming it The Macey-Wernicke Company and later simply The Macey Company.
==Time in Pensacola==
Wernicke moved to Pensacola in [[1916]], purchasing the [[Pensacola Tar and Turpentine Company]].
===Pensacola Bay Bridge===
In the early 1920s, Wernicke became interested in the development of a bridge spanning [[Pensacola Bay]] and linking Pensacola to the [[Fairpoint Peninsula]] and [[Santa Rosa Island]].
Around [[1925]], Wernicke rented office space at 15 West [[Garden Street]] and began to pursue the idea seriously, investing more than $50,000 of his own money to get the project up and running. While travelling the state, he found engineer [[R. G. Patterson]] of the firm Johnson Drake and Piper constructing bridges in the Panama City area. After a visit to Pensacola, Wernicke convinced Patterson of the viability to a bridge over Pensacola Bay, and Patterson agreed to help Wernicke with the project.<ref name="Letter">Letter from Julius F. Wernicke to Jack Crowley, first chairman of the Santa Rosa Island Authority.</ref>
The bridge was eventually opened on [[June 13]], [[1931]], less than a year after Wernicke's death.
==Death==
==References==
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[[Category:1930 deaths]]
| subject_name =O. H. L. Wernicke
| image_name =Ohlwernicke.jpg
| image_size =220px
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =[[June 18]], [[1862]]
| place_of_birth =Calumet County, Wisconsin
| date_of_death =[[August 20]], [[1930]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =
| religion =
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =Julius F. Wernicke
| signature =
| signaturesize =200px
}}
'''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]].
==Early life==
===Wernicke Elastic Bookcase System===
In December [[1892]], Wernicke was granted a patent for what he called a "sectional stock case" — what would come to be known as stackable, modular, or elastic bookcases. In [[1893]] he formed The Wernicke Company and opened a factory in Minneapolis to manufacture the bookcases.
In [[1899]], The Wernicke Company merged with The Globe Company to form [[Wikipedia:Globe_Wernicke|The Globe Wernicke Company]]. Wernicke sold his interest in the combined firm in [[1902]].
===Macey Company===
In [[1904]], Wernicke purchased the Fred Macey Furniture Company, renaming it The Macey-Wernicke Company and later simply The Macey Company.
==Time in Pensacola==
Wernicke moved to Pensacola in [[1916]], purchasing the [[Pensacola Tar and Turpentine Company]].
===Pensacola Bay Bridge===
In the early 1920s, Wernicke became interested in the development of a bridge spanning [[Pensacola Bay]] and linking Pensacola to the [[Fairpoint Peninsula]] and [[Santa Rosa Island]].
Around [[1925]], Wernicke rented office space at 15 West [[Garden Street]] and began to pursue the idea seriously, investing more than $50,000 of his own money to get the project up and running. While travelling the state, he found engineer [[R. G. Patterson]] of the firm Johnson Drake and Piper constructing bridges in the Panama City area. After a visit to Pensacola, Wernicke convinced Patterson of the viability to a bridge over Pensacola Bay, and Patterson agreed to help Wernicke with the project.<ref name="Letter">Letter from Julius F. Wernicke to Jack Crowley, first chairman of the Santa Rosa Island Authority.</ref>
The bridge was eventually opened on [[June 13]], [[1931]], less than a year after Wernicke's death.
==Death==
==References==
<div class="references-small"><references/></div>
[[Category:1930 deaths]]