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Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910
Florence Nightingale was born at Florence, 15th May, 1820. After receiving an excellent education she went into training as a nurse in Germany and Paris, being intensely interested in the alleviation of suffering. On her return to England she gained some early experience in reorganising the Sanitorium for Governesses in Harley Street. In 1854 the Crimean War broke out. and the crowded and unhealthy state of the hospitals led to fearful mortality amongst the wounded soldiers. Miss Nightingale offered to go out and organise a nursing department at Scutari, and arrived with twenty-four nurses at Constantinople in November, 1854. From this time all her efforts were bent to the relief of the sufferers and to the improvement of the sanitary arrangements of the hospitals. Her increasing devotion to the nursing in the hospitals and the work entailed in organising the camp hospitals, led to a break down, and she was prostrated with fever, but refused to leave her post till the British evacuated Turkey in 1858. After the Crimean War Miss Nightingale gave her attention to the question of army sanitary reform, and to her is due the present system of hospital training and management. After a long life of useful work, she passed away on August 13th, 1910, honoured by all.
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