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REINHARDT WERNIGK
WERNIGK, REINHARDT,
Physician, Los Angeles, California, was born at Monee, Illinois,
January 19, 1861, the son of Theodore Wernigk
and Louisa (Pletch) Wernigk.
He married Helen Hill, June 17, 1902, at Montgomery, New York.
Dr. Wernigk’s ancestors have
lived in Southern Bavaria, and it is on record that there has been a direct
line of physicians since the year 1520. His great grandfather on his mother’s side, was a surgeon in Napoleon’s army.
He attended the Monee, Illinois, high schools. After
graduation he went to the school of his father at Speyer, Bavaria, Germany, and
received his Master of Arts degree in the year 1880. He returned to the United
States to attend Rush Medical College and earned his right to practice with the
class of 1882.
He located first at Marshall, Texas, and did well,
remaining until May, 1887. He then removed to Los Angeles, and has built up a
lucrative practice in that city.
It has been the tradition of the family that each
succeeding generation should add some little thing to the knowledge of medicine
and of the curative arts. Every one of them has engaged in original research.
Dr. Wernigk is following the tradition of the
house, and has already written papers on several original topics. He keeps pace
with the advance of the medical sciences by extensive reading and study, by
following closely the work of the great investigators, and by travel.
He belongs to the various medical associations, the most
important of them being the American Medical Association.
He is a lover of out-door sports, like hunting and
fishing, and takes his vacations in that way. He belongs to the Jonathan Club,
and several shooting and fishing clubs.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
17 October 2011.
Source: Press Reference
Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 682, International News Service,
New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marie Hassard.
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