Hetty Green, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American business woman
Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1834
Place of Birth: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 03-Jul-1916
Profession: financier
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Hetty Green
- Hetty Green (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), nicknamed the Witch of Wall Street, was an American businesswoman and financier known as "the richest woman in America" during the Gilded Age.
- She was known for her wealth and was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "greatest miser".
- She amassed a fortune as a financier when other major financiers were men.
- After her death, The New York Times stated that "It was the fact that Mrs.
- Green was a woman that made her career the subject of endless curiosity, comment and astonishment."
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