Matthijs Touw

Florence Nightingale, the person who single handedly changed the image of nursing profession and a true advocate of public health. Her compassionate and painstaking personality as a nurse during the Crimean War (1856) gave her the title of “The lady with the lamp”. Today, on her 200th birthday it’s hard to find someone who is … Read more

Anastasiia

The person who single handedly changed the image of nursing profession and a true advocate of public health First and foremost Her compassionate and painstaking personality as a nurse during the Crimean War (1856) gave her the title of “The lady with the lamp”. Today, on her 200th birthday it’s hard to find someone who … Read more

Emily Hellichius Georgsson

The true story of the three statues of Nightingale Three statues. One secret. Now, 169 years after it happened, the true story of the statues can be revealed – here is the truth behind the statues. A statue of Florence Nightingale by the 20th century war memorialist Arthur GeorgeWalker stands in Waterloo Place, Westminster, London, … Read more

Elin Nilsson

The early life of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 into a wealthy and well-connected British family at the Villa Colombaia, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, and was named after the city of her birth. Florence and her family moved back to England in 1821, with Nightingale being broughtup in the family’s … Read more

Florence Nightingale was a fan of tea – so am I

Florence Nightingale – by Isa Baas Thursday September 19th 2024. She was a great person. She liked tea. She was a nurse. This is the headline where I make stuff up. She was a British person, so she will probably have liked tea. Recent commentators have asserted that Nightingale’s Crimean War achievements were exaggerated by … Read more

Hannah

The story about Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, the person who single handedly changed the image of nursing profession and a true advocate of public health. Her compassionate and painstaking personality as a nurse during the Crimean War (1856) gave her the title of “The lady with the lamp”. Today, on her 200th birthday it’s hard … Read more

Eden

This is the story of Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale 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. She significantly reduced death rates by improving … Read more