Florence Nightingale, OM,
RRC ( 2 May
1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English social reformer
and statistician,
and the founder of modern nursing.
She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she
tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp"
after her habit of making rounds at night.
On the 29th of November 1909 at the great age of
88, Florence Nightingale's contribution to British society was formally
recognised when she became the first woman to receive the Order of Merit, an
order reserved for those who have excelled in the arts, sciences and
intellectual life.
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