Rudolf Petersen (politician)
Rudolf Hieronymus Petersen (born December 30, 1878 in Hamburg ; † September 10, 1962 in Wentorf near Hamburg ) was a German politician ( CDU ) and first mayor of Hamburg from 1945 to 1946 .
Life
Rudolf Petersen, brother of the former First Mayor of Hamburg Carl Wilhelm Petersen , founded the overseas trading company R. Petersen & Co in 1911 , which merged with Münchmeyer & Co. in 1972 and has developed into the existing MPC Capital AG . Petersen was chairman of the Hamburg export association and the association for wholesale and overseas trade and until 1933 chairman of the association of German exporters.
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On May 15, 1945, Petersen was appointed First Mayor of Hamburg by the British military government , represented by the city commander Armytage . On June 26, 1946, he joined the CDU. He was mayor until November 15, 1946 and was replaced by Max Brauer (1887–1973, SPD). Petersen (nickname Old P. ) was housed in house 6 Esplanade with the English military officers. In addition to the mayor's office, Petersen was responsible in the appointed Senate of the Hanseatic city for the main administration / Senate Chancellery, police, auditing office, state archive, state press office, statistical office, appeals office and determination authority. Petersen founded the German Aid Community . Together with Adolph Schönfelder , he set up an administration in Hamburg. Petersen was elected the first post-war president of the newly founded Übersee-Club in 1948 and held this office until 1954.
Rudolf Petersen's grandson, Mathias Petersen , was the state chairman of the SPD in Hamburg.
Honors
- 1946: Mayor Stolten Medal
- 1952: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Helmut Stubbe-da Luz : Petersen, Rudolf . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 2 . Christians, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7672-1366-4 , pp. 322-323 .
Web links
- “The Hamburg merchant”, acknowledgment of May 23, 1946 by ZEIT ONLINE .
- Royalty-free images for Rudolf Petersen at Getty Images .
- Newspaper article about Rudolf Petersen in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
See also
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Petersen, Rudolf |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petersen, Rudolf Hieronymus (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU) and First Mayor of Hamburg (1945–1946) |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1962 |
Place of death | Wentorf near Hamburg |