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 (1828–1905). One of his brothers, Hjalmar Pettersen, was a noted a librarian and bibliographer. Three other brothers, Gunerius, Axel and Carl, were Harald's business partners.

He took his commercial education in England and Germany.

Harald Pettersen was decorated as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau. He died in October 1937 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund. The company Gunerius Pettersen was eventually taken over by Harald's nephew Christian Børs Pettersen, who was joined by a grandnephew Gunerius. The family company still exists in the same location, but the store is now named Gunerius Shoppingsenter.