Facts
Florence Nightingale was born in the city of Florence, Italy, on 12 May 1820.
She was named after her city of birth
She lived in Derbyshire and Hampshire
She died in 1910.
Florence Nightingale was a nurse.
She helped save the lives of soldiers during the Crimean War
She became known as the Lady with the Lamp.
She carried a lamp to check on her patients throughout the night.
Florence became the first woman to receive the Order of Merit.
She helped open the Nightingale School for Nurses in London in 1860.
The program still operates at King’s College London.
The International Committee of the Red Cross created the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1912.
Nightingale was the first female to join the Royal Statistical Society.
She also served as an honorary member of the American Statistical Association.
In recognition of her work in nursing, the Nightingale Pledge is taken by new nurses.
Nightingale wrote Notes on Nursing.
Four hospitals in Istanbul are named after Nightingale.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals were set up.
There are three statues of Nightingale in Derby.
A statue of Florence Nightingale stands in Waterloo Place, London.
There have been several films made about her.
Florence Nightingale’s image appeared on the reverse of £10 banknotes from 1975 until 1994.
