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  2. Florence Nightingale - Wikipedia

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    Florence Nightingale (/ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ l /; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. [4]

  3. Category:Florence Nightingale Medal recipients - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Florence Nightingale Medal recipients" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  4. Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025

  5. Jane Catherine Shaw Stewart - Wikipedia

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    Nightingale and Stanley's friendship suffered [2] but Nightingale soon promoted Stewart. [1] In 1856 Florence Nightingale believed she would soon die so she told her supporter General Storks that if she did, then Stewart should take over her duties. Later she wrote of Stewart in glowing terms.

  6. Vera Kashcheyeva - Wikipedia

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    Florence Nightingale Medal Vera Sergeyevna Kashcheyeva ( Russian : Вера Сергеевна Кащеева ; 15 September 1922 – 20 May 1975) was a Russian soldier. She served as a medic in the 120th Rifle Regiment who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944 for her actions in the Dnieper crossing.

  7. Germ theory's key 19th century figures - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Florence Nightingale Medal - Wikipedia

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    The Florence Nightingale Medal is an international award presented to those distinguished in nursing and named after British nurse Florence Nightingale. The medal was established in 1912 [ 2 ] by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), following the Eighth International Conference of Red Cross Societies in London in 1907.

  9. Ruby Bradley - Wikipedia

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    Florence Nightingale Medal Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was a United States Army Nurse Corps officer, a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II , and one of the most decorated women in the United States military. [ 1 ]