# William Cornell Greene

> Colonel William Cornell Greene was an American businessman who was famous for discovering rich copper reserves in Cananea, Mexico, and for founding the Greene Consolidated Copper Company in 1899. By 1905, Greene was one of the wealthiest businessmen in the world.

*American businessman*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1852-08-26
- **Died:** 1911-08-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Colonel William Cornell Greene was an American businessman who was famous for discovering rich copper reserves in Cananea, Mexico, and for founding the Greene Consolidated Copper Company in 1899. By 1905, Greene was one of the wealthiest businessmen in the world.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 10.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Cornell Greene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cornell_Greene)
- [William Cornell Greene](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cornell_Greene)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5839185)

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