Nightingale, Florence
Nightingale, Florence 
English nurse, the founder of nursing as a profession. She took a team of nurses to Scutari (now Üsküdar, Turkey) in 1854 and reduced the Crimean War hospital death rate from 42% to 2%. In 1860 she founded the Nightingale School and Home for Nurses in London, attached to St Thomas's Hospital, London.
Born in Florence, Italy, she trained in Germany and France. She was the author of the classic Notes on Nursing (1859), the first textbook for nurses. In 1907 she was awarded the Order of Merit.
Born in Florence, Italy, she trained in Germany and France. She was the author of the classic Notes on Nursing (1859), the first textbook for nurses. In 1907 she was awarded the Order of Merit.
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