{{Short description|Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist (1888-1944)}}{{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=February 2011}} {{More footnotes|date=March 2021}} }} {{family name hatnote|Aw|lang=Chinese}} <!-- Do not remove these tags until sufficient citations are given & duly verified by any members of WP:FACT or a reviewing admin --> {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | caption = | name = Aw Boon Par | native_name = 胡文豹 | birth_name = | birth_date = 1888 | birth_place = Rangoon, British Burma | death_date = {{d-da|1944|1888}} | death_place = Rangoon, British Burma | death_cause = | restingplace = | education = | alma mater = | occupation = entrepreneur | boards = Eng Aun Tong | networth = | spouse = {{plainlist| * Piah Lan * Daw Saw * Hong Yin }} | father = Aw Chu Kin | children = {{plainlist| * Aw Cheng Chye (Son) * Aw Cheng Taik (Son) * Aw Cheng Sim/Suri Santipongchai (Daughter) * Aw Cheng Hu (Daughter) }} | relatives = Aw Boon Leng (Eldest Brother) <br /> Aw Boon Haw (Second Brother) | website = }} '''Aw Boon Par''' ({{zh|t=胡文豹|p=Hú Wénbào|poj=Hô͘ Bûn-pà}}; 1888–1944) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm.
He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin.<ref name="Beverland">Beverland, Michael (2009) ''Building Brand Authenticity: 7 Habits of Iconic Brands'' Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, [https://books.google.com/books?id=SBzRiXcwLh8C&pg=PA91 page 91], {{ISBN|978-0-230-58031-2}}</ref><ref>Temporal, Paul (2006) ''Asia's star brands'' Wiley, Singapore, [https://books.google.com/books?id=uosHgKOy63UC&pg=PA116 page 116], {{ISBN|0-470-82156-6}}</ref> Aw was born during the British colonial rule. His father left the business to Boon-Par and after Aw Chu-Kin's death in 1908, he called his elder brother Aw Boon-Haw to run his father's apothecary, Eng Aun Tong ("The Hall of Eternal Peace") together.
Although Aw wished to stay in Yangon, his brother who had settled in Singapore<ref>Go, Simon (2003) ''Hong Kong apothecary: a visual history of Chinese medicine packaging'' Princeton Architectural Press, New York, page 198, {{ISBN|1-56898-390-5}}</ref> in 1926 convinced him to immigrate, move the family business, and found the precursor of today's Haw Par Corporation. Boon-Haw moved to Hong Kong to manage the business from there, while Boon-Par stayed in Singapore to run the factory. Eventually, Aw closed the factory down, returned to Rangoon, and died there.
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==References== * King, Sam (1992) ''Tiger Balm King'' Times Books International, Singapore, {{ISBN|981-204-326-8}} *{{in lang|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060627080702/http://big5.ccnt.com.cn/china/surname/tribe/hu-5.htm 胡文虎] *{{in lang|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20211202155344/http://cstc.lib.stu.edu.cn/chaoshanzixun/lishiwenhua/4419.html 胡文虎父女的汕頭緣]
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