What is "wernicke"

Wernicke is a surname, and may refer to

• Carl Wernicke (1848–1905), German physician after which the Wernicke's area, Wernicke's aphasia, Wernicke's encephalopathy and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome are named
• Christian Wernicke (1671–1725), German writer

• (1859–1928), German immunologist and microbiologist

• (born 1953)

• (1902–1982)

• Herbert Wernicke (1946–2002)

• (born 1951), German historian

• Horst Wernicke (novelist) (born 1935), German novelist

• (1755–1836), Danish-Norwegian composer and pianist

• Kenneth (Ken) Wernicke, US engineer working on tilt rotor aircraft

• (1862–1900), German classical archaeologist and philologist

• Otto Wernicke (1893–1965), German actor

• (born 1953), German female politician ( CDU)