Who's Who in the Far East/BERNER, Iwan
BERNER, Iwan (SHANGHAI), A.I.E.E.; General Manager of Great Northern Telegraph Co.; b. Nov. 2, 1850 at Copenhagen; m. Feb. 23, 1876. Educ.: University of Copenhagen; Matriculated as " Candidatus Philosophiae"; after studying English Language and Literature at Univ. of Copenhagen for 5 years entered service of Great Northern Telegraph Co., 1875; Telegraph Operator and Electrician, Newcastle and Aberdeen, 1875-76; Assistant, London Office, 1876-83; Superintendent Hongkong, 1882-85; Acting General Manager, Shanghai, 1885-86; Secretary, Copenhagen, 1887-97; acting-General Manager, Shanghai, 1897-98; Secretary, Copenhagen, 1898-1900; General Manager, Shanghai, since 1900. Publications: Translations of English Literature into Danish (Dickens, Bulwer Lytton, etc.). Decorations: Knight of Dannebrog; Officer of Rising Sun; Knight of St. Anna.. Clubs: Shanghai; Race, Shanghai. Address: Shanghai, China.