Rudolf Hieronymus Petersen (30 December 1878 in

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– 10 September 1962 in

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) was a German businessman, politician ( CDU) and First Mayor of

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(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 Carl Friedrich Petersen (6 July 1809 in Hamburg – 14 November 1892 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg lawyer and politician, who served several terms as First Mayor of Hamburg. He was a Hamburg senator from 1855 until his death. Education and early car ...

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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—

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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