Rudolf Petersen

This article is about the German politician. For the German naval officer, see Rudolf Petersen (Kapitän zur See).

Rudolf Petersen
First Mayor of Hamburg and President of the Hamburg Senate
In office 15 May 1945 – 15 November 1946
Preceded by	Carl Vincent Krogmann
Succeeded by	Max Brauer
Personal details
Born	30 December 1878 Hamburg
Died	10 September 1962 (1962-09-11) (aged 83) Wentorf bei Hamburg
Nationality	German
Political party	CDU

Rudolf Hieronymus Petersen (30 December 1878 in Hamburg – 10 September 1962 in Wentorf bei Hamburg) was a German businessman, politician (CDU) and First Mayor of Hamburg (1945–46).

Petersen's brother Carl Wilhelm Petersen was head of Hamburg's government (first mayor) between 1924 and 1929 and again from 1932 to 1933. Their grandfather Carl Friedrich Petersen had officiated as first mayor several terms, last until his death in 1892. In 1911, Rudolf Petersen founded the business Rudolf Petersen und Co. — after several mergers today MPC Capital AG. In May 1945 after the World War II, Brigadier General Sir George Armytage — Military Governor of Hamburg — appointed Petersen mayor of Hamburg. Petersen joined the CDU. In 1946, he was followed by Max Brauer, who was elected as the First Mayor, and Petersen remained member of the Hamburg Parliament until 1949.

References

• Stubbe-da Luz, Helmut (2005). "Petersen, Rudolf". Hamburg Lexikon (in German) (3 ed.). Ellert&Richter. p. 371. ISBN 3-8319-0179-1.

External links

• Rudolf Petersen in the German National Library catalogue
• Business website MPC Capital AG (in German)
• Newspaper clippings about Rudolf Petersen in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW