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Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 into a wealthy and well-connected British family at the Villa Colombaia, [9] [10] in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, and was named after the city of her birth. Florence's older sister Frances Parthenope had similarly been named after her place of birth, Parthenope, a Greek settlement now part of the city ...
A notable increased use of the name came in the aftermath of Florence Nightingale, a nurse in British hospitals during the Crimean War and is usually considered the founder of modern nursing. She was given the name because she was born in Florence, Italy. The 14th century wife of Richard de Wylughby, of London, was named Florence. [3]
Frances Parthenope Verney, Parthenope Nightingale, the elder sister of Florence Nightingale and wife of Sir Harry Verney, named after her place of birth in Naples;
An exhibition to celebrate the bicentenary of her birth opened at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London in March 2005. Originally scheduled to last for a few months, the exhibition was so popular that it was extended to March 2007. [145] Statue of Mary Seacole at St Thomas' Hospital, London, by Martin Jennings
Frances Parthenope Nightingale was born on 19 May 1819 in Naples, Italy, [2] during her parents' honeymoon. Parthenope's birth was a rather traumatic one for both Fanny and Parthe. At the time of her birth Fanny was far from home and alone having her first child who was born small and weak. [3]
In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. [2] [3] Each year, ICN prepares and distributes the International Nurses' Day Kit. [4] The kit contains educational and public information materials, for use by nurses everywhere.
The letter by Florence Nightingale (Andrew Matthews/PA) “It is a remarkable find and is completely unspoiled, despite spending the last 140 years in an old scrapbook which belonged to the famed ...
Statistical diagram created by Florence Nightingale detailing cause of death in the British army in The Crimean War. Though Nightingale first believed bad air was the cause of disease, she used the term "germ" in her contribution to Dr. Richard Quain's medical dictionary which was published in 1883: [17] [18]