Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)

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Florence Nightingale was a pioneering British nurse and healthcare reformer who professionalized nursing, introduced rigorous sanitary practices in hospitals, and laid the foundations of modern nursing during and after the Crimean War.

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instanceOf healthcare reformer
human
nurse
social reformer
statistician
writer
awardReceived Order of Merit
Royal Red Cross
burialPlace St Margaret Church, East Wellow
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1820-05-12
dateOfDeath 1910-08-13
educatedAt Institute of Protestant Deaconesses at Kaiserswerth
home education
employer British Army (as nursing organizer during Crimean War)
Nightingale Training School for Nurses
ethnicGroup English
familyName Nightingale
father William Edward Nightingale
fieldOfWork hospital administration
nursing
public health
statistics
fullName Florence Nightingale
givenName Florence
hasMonument Florence Nightingale Museum
statue of Florence Nightingale in London
hasNickname The Lady with the Lamp
hasRelative Frances Nightingale
William Edward Nightingale
influenced development of professional nursing schools
hospital design and administration
public health policy in the United Kingdom
influencedBy Christian faith
Unitarian and liberal religious ideas
languageSpoken English
legacy International Nurses Day celebrated on her birthday
Nightingale Pledge for nurses
Nightingale Training School model of nurse education
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Frances Nightingale
movement nursing professionalization
sanitary reform movement
notableFor founding modern nursing
introducing sanitary reforms in hospitals
reforming military medical services
use of statistical graphics in public health
work during the Crimean War
notableWork Notes on Hospitals
Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Army
occupation nurse
social reformer
statistician
writer
participantIn Crimean War
Scutari hospital reforms
placeOfBirth Florence
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld advisor to the British Army Medical Services
founder of the Nightingale Training School for Nurses
superintendent of female nurses in the hospitals in the East
religion Christianity
residence Embley Park, Hampshire
Lea Hurst, Derbyshire
London
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender female
usedMethod polar area diagrams
statistical analysis

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Crimean War notableCommander Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
Crimean War involvedPerson Florence Nightingale
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Victorian era notableFigure Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale fullName Florence Nightingale
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King’s College London hasNotableAlumni Florence Nightingale
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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy patronOf Florence Nightingale Foundation
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J. B. Lippincott & Co. authorPublished Florence Nightingale
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Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) relatedTo Florence Nightingale
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Order of the Medjidie notableRecipient Florence Nightingale
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Eminent Victorians subjectOfBiography Florence Nightingale
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Nightingale hasNotableBearer Florence Nightingale
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St Margaret Church, East Wellow burialPlaceOf Florence Nightingale
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St Margaret Church, East Wellow hasGraveOf Florence Nightingale
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St Margaret Church, East Wellow hasMemorialTo Florence Nightingale
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St Margaret Church, East Wellow hasCategory Florence Nightingale
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Institute of Protestant Deaconesses at Kaiserswerth notableStudent Florence Nightingale
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Nightingale Training School for Nurses foundedBy Florence Nightingale
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Nightingale Training School for Nurses namedAfter Florence Nightingale
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Nightingale Training School for Nurses follows Nightingale nursing model
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Embley Park, Hampshire notableResident Florence Nightingale
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Embley Park, Hampshire associatedWith Florence Nightingale
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Embley Park, Hampshire category Florence Nightingale
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Lea Hurst, Derbyshire associatedWith Florence Nightingale
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Lea Hurst, Derbyshire hasNotableResident Florence Nightingale
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Lea Hurst, Derbyshire associatedPersonRole pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale
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Royal Red Cross awardedTo Florence Nightingale (posthumous symbolic association, sometimes referenced in context of military nursing honours)
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Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not author Florence Nightingale
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Notes on Hospitals author Florence Nightingale
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Notes on Hospitals hasNotableFigure Florence Nightingale
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Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Army author Florence Nightingale
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The Lady with the Lamp refersTo Florence Nightingale
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The Lady with the Lamp appliedTo Florence Nightingale
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The Lady with the Lamp hasPrimaryBearer Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale Museum dedicatedTo Florence Nightingale
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Nightingale Pledge for nurses namedAfter Florence Nightingale
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William Edward Nightingale hasChild Florence Nightingale
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Frances Nightingale hasFamilyConnectionTo Florence Nightingale
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Frances Nightingale hasRelative Florence Nightingale
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