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- The Starr Foundation
C. V. Starr, Founder. In 1969 Mr. Starr’s partners and...
- Cornelius Vander Starr
You can read the entire biography of C.V. Starr as an eBook...
- The Starr Foundation
Cornelius Vander Starr (October 15, 1892 – December 20, 1968), sometimes known as Neil Starr, was an American businessman and founder of C.V. Starr & Co. (later known as Starr Companies) in Shanghai, China, which became insurance giant AIG.
Aug 16, 2018 · C. V. Starr, Founder. In 1969 Mr. Starr’s partners and friends began to compile a biography of Cornelius Vander Starr (1892-1968) by collecting stories from colleagues and friends, and from the many people whose lives he touched with his personal interest, kindness, and philanthropy.
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The C. V. Starr East Asian Library exemplifies this commitment to scholarship and a greater understanding of Asia. This fine exhibit conveys not only the scope of his pioneering career, but also his wide range of interests, his commitment to people, wherever they were from, and his enduring internationalism.
During his 76-year life-span C.V. Starr, the founder of the predecessor companies of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), had a diversified career as a journalist, a lawyer, an international businessman, a publisher and a philanthropist.
C.V. Starr noted that many Chinese lived to a venerable age, and calculated that improving living standards would likely cause a further decline in the death rate. Displaying a trait that would later become a hallmark of the American International culture, he formed his own company, hired prominent Chinese to serve on the board, and talented ...
