Career
He was born in Breslau, Prussian Silesia, and died in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Werthner entered the administration of Die Presse, which was founded by August Zang during the revolutionary year of 1848. After a dispute with Zang, Werthner left the newspaper"s editorial board in 1864.
Shortly afterward, Werthner, Max Friedländer, and Michael Etienne founded the Neue Freie Presse on 1 September 1864.