Florence Nightingale

Summary

Florence Nightingale is a human^[1]. She was born in Florence^[2]. She was born on May 12, 1820^[3]. She died in London^[4]. She died on August 13, 1910^[5]. She worked as a nurse^[6], statistician^[7], writer^[8], politician^[9], and teacher^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.2% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,761 views/month, #2,034 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Florence Nightingale's place of birth was Florence^[2].
• Florence Nightingale died in London^[4].
• Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820^[3].
• Florence Nightingale died on August 13, 1910^[5].
• Burial took place at Church of St Margaret^[12].
• Florence Nightingale's father was William Nightingale^[13].
• Florence Nightingale's mother was Frances Smith^[14].
• Florence Nightingale held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[15].
• Florence Nightingale worked as a nurse^[6].
• Florence Nightingale worked as a statistician^[7].
• Florence Nightingale worked as a writer^[8].
• Florence Nightingale worked as a politician^[9].
• Florence Nightingale worked as a teacher^[10].
• Florence Nightingale worked as a sociologist^[16].
• Florence Nightingale's field of work was health care^[17].
• Florence Nightingale received the Order of Merit^[18].
• Florence Nightingale received the Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society^[19].
• Florence Nightingale received the Decoration of the Royal Red Cross^[20].
• Florence Nightingale was a member of Royal Statistical Society^[21].
• Florence Nightingale's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[22].
• Florence Nightingale is recorded as female^[23].
• Florence Nightingale's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Florence is named after Florence Nightingale^[25].
• Florence Nightingale's Commons category is recorded as Florence Nightingale^[26].
• Florence Nightingale's archives at is recorded as British Library^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1820-05-12^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1910-08-13^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6d36d479-ca77-4758-b627-adef5d3a0208^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Florence Nightingale was born in Florence^[2]. She was born on May 12, 1820^[3]. Her father was William Nightingale^[13]. Her mother was Frances Smith^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include nurse^[6], statistician^[7], writer^[8], politician^[9], teacher^[10], and sociologist^[16]. Florence Nightingale's field of work was health care^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Merit^[18], an order^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1902^[34]; Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society^[19]; and Decoration of the Royal Red Cross^[20], a military decoration^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1883^[37].

Personal Life

Florence Nightingale's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[22].

Death and Burial

Florence Nightingale died on August 13, 1910^[5]. She died in London^[4]. She is buried at Church of St Margaret^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Florence Nightingale include she effect^[38], a trope^[39]; NHS Nightingale Hospital London^[40], a NHS Nightingale Hospital^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2020^[43]; Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery^[44], a nursing school^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1860^[47]; Florence Nightingale Medal^[48], an award^[49], founded in 1912^[50]; 3122 Florence^[51], a potentially hazardous object^[52]; Florence Nightingale Museum^[53], a building^[54], in United Kingdom^[55], founded in 1982^[56]; and Nightingale Corona^[57], a corona^[58].

Why It Matters

Florence Nightingale ranks in the top 0.2% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,761 views/month, #2,034 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] She is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Works attributed to her include Notes on Nursing^[61], a written work^[62]. Entities named for her include she effect^[38], a trope^[39]; NHS Nightingale Hospital London^[40], a NHS Nightingale Hospital^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2020^[43]; Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery^[44], a nursing school^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1860^[47]; Florence Nightingale Medal^[48], an award^[49], founded in 1912^[50]; 3122 Florence^[51], a potentially hazardous object^[52]; and Florence Nightingale Museum^[53], a building^[54], in United Kingdom^[55], founded in 1982^[56].

FAQs

Where was Florence Nightingale born?

Florence Nightingale's place of birth was Florence^[2].

Where did Florence Nightingale die?

Florence Nightingale died in London^[4].

Who were Florence Nightingale's parents?

Florence Nightingale's father was William Nightingale^[13]. Florence Nightingale's mother was Frances Smith^[14].

What did Florence Nightingale do for work?

Florence Nightingale worked as nurse^[6], statistician^[7], writer^[8], politician^[9], and teacher^[10].

What awards did Florence Nightingale receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit^[18], Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society^[19], and Decoration of the Royal Red Cross^[20].