Gunerius Pettersen (18 September 1826 – 2 April 1892) was a Norwegian businessperson. He founded the company Gunerius Pettersen, today named Gunerius Shoppingsenter. He hailed from Drøbak, but moved to Christiania (Oslo) in 1840 to learn the commercial trade. He took apprenticeship at merchant Skappel's shop, and made several advancements there until opening his own business in 1852. He started with an eponymous grocery store, located in ''Brogaten 8''. He also had his residence in a backroom of the store. In 1854, Pettersen bought, and moved his store to a building, ''Storgaten 34'' on the corner of the streets ''Brogaten'' and ''Storgaten''. From the start he specialized in serving the travelling farmers who sold goods in the city, but from 1870 he switched to selling dry goods. He also owned a sawmill in Lillestrøm, a farm in Nittedal and was involved in timber trade. He was married to Iverine, née Grorud (1828–1905). When Gunerius Pettersen died in 1892, his widow took over the company. It was passed down to four of their sons in 1895;

Gunerius Gunerius Shoppingsenter is one of the largest shopping malls, shopping centres in Oslo, Norway, with c. 18,000 visitors a day – 5,5 million a year. The first shopping centre on this location was opened in 1852 by Gunerius Pettersen (1826–18 ...

, Axel,

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Harald Pettersen Harald Nicolai Pettersen (27 February 1869 – 27 October 1937) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. Biography He was born in Christiania as a son of merchant Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892) and his wife Iverine, née Grorud (1828� ...

. A fifth son,

Hjalmar Pettersen Hjalmar Marius Pettersen (13 January 1856 – 18 January 1928) was a Norwegian librarian and bibliographer, best known for editing the '' Bibliotheca Norvegica'', a bibliography of Norwegian literature. Born in the country's capital to a family o ...

, was a noted librarian and bibliographer. It was a son of Hjalmar,

Christian Børs Pettersen Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

, who later took over Gunerius Pettersen's company. Christian Børs Pettersen was joined by a grandson of Axel, another

as co-owner. The family company still exists in the same location, but the store is now named Gunerius Shoppingsenter. Another of Gunerius Pettersen's descendants is the champion golfer

Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen (born 7 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer. She played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking was second and she held that position ...

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