Born May 12, 1820 in Florence in a wealthy aristocratic family, received a brilliant education: she knew ancient Greek, Latin, French, German and Italian. She saw her main mission in ridding people of disease and death.
a meaningless life. She wanted to help the sick and the poor. Evently, she persuaded her father to let her become a nurse. She wrote the books "Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency and Hospital Administration of the British Army" 1858and "Notes on Nursing. : What It Is and What It Is Not", 1860
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In 1860, Florence opened the Nightingel Testing School
for Sisters of Mercy at St. Thomas's Hospital in
London, giving the organization the money collected by subscription in England.
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In 1883 Nightingale was awarded the Royal Red
Cross, in 1904 she became the lady of mercy
of the Order of St. John, and in 1907 she was awarded the Order of Merit.
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Nightingale died in London on August 13, 1910;