Rudolf Hieronymus Petersen (30 December 1878 in

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– 10 September 1962 in Wentorf bei Hamburg) was a German businessman, politician ( CDU) and First Mayor of

(1945–46). Petersen's brother

Carl Wilhelm Petersen Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1 January 1868 – 6 November 1933) was a German lawyer, politician for the German Democratic Party (German abbr.: DDP) and List of mayors of Hamburg, First Mayor of Hamburg (1924 – 29 and 1932 – 33). 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

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, Brigadier General —

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of Hamburg — appointed Petersen mayor of Hamburg. Petersen joined the CDU. In 1946, he was followed by

Max Brauer Max Julius Friedrich Brauer (3 September 1887 – 2 February 1973) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the first elected First Mayor of Hamburg after World War II. Life In 1923, Brauer was mayor of the independe ...

, who was elected as the First Mayor, and Petersen remained member of the

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until 1949.

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MPC Capital AG * 1878 births 1962 deaths Mayors of Hamburg Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-mayor-stub