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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]
Anna Maxwell (1851–1929), the American Florence Nightingale; was buried due to her contributions to the Army Nurse Corps; David McCampbell (1910–1996), the US Navy's top World War II fighter ace with 34 kills; Glenn Miller (1904–1944) cenotaph, Army Air Forces Major and well known band leader who disappeared over the English Channel
Opposition was led by the Nightingale Society, [23] and its co-founder Lynn McDonald, the editor of the 16-volume Collected Works of Florence Nightingale. [24] [16] [25] [26] The society's main objection was to what it perceived as the embellishment of Seacole's work and reputation, to the detriment of that of Florence Nightingale. [26]
There are many notable figures buried in resting places open to the public.
The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in South Bank, central London, England. It is open to the public five days a week, Wednesday to Sunday 10:00am until 5:00pm (last entry at 4:30pm).
The handwritten note by the nursing pioneer is being put on show by the University of Chichester. Florence Nightingale letter on display after spending 140 years in scrapbook Skip to main content
Embley Park, in Wellow (near Romsey, Hampshire), was the family home of Florence Nightingale from 1825 until her death in 1910. It is also where Florence Nightingale claimed she had received her divine calling from God. It is now the location of Embley, a co-educational independent school for 3–18 year olds. Embley was known as Hampshire ...
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