"If you won't take any pay we'll stand for our share of the grub," announced Werner just before he went out.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt|Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
One of them—it was the brewer—therefore proposed Werner, and all immediately concurred in the choice.
The wanderings and fortunes of some German emigrants|Friedrich Gerstcker
Werner maintained his accusations, and offered to bring proofs and witnesses.
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
British Dictionary definitions for Werner
Werner
/ (Germanˈvɛrnər) /
noun
Abraham Gottlieb (ˈaːbrəham ˈɡɔtloːp). 1749–1817, German geologist. He emphasized the importance of field and laboratory observation for understanding the earth
Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1866–1919, Swiss chemist, born in Germany. He developed a coordination theory of the valency of inorganic complexes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1913