Florence Nightingale

The British nurse, philanthropist, and statistician Florence Nightingale is most known for laying the groundwork for contemporary nursing. Her work elevated the nursing profession as a whole to a position of great dignity in society.

One of the largest wars in history was the Crimean War, which began in 1854 AD. It was the British, French, and Turkish war against Russia, in which tens of thousands of soldiers were hurt.

Florence made her way to a British military barracks outside of Constantinople together with 38 nurses (Istanbul). Florence saw the poor health conditions in these settlements.

In a filthy environment with few amenities, a few medics frantically attempted to handle patients while injured soldiers were left on the ground. Florence used her mathematical expertise to note the mortality rate at the hospital. Statistics show that for every 1000 injured soldiers, 600 perished from infectious and communicable diseases.

Florence's solutions were crucial. She made an attempt to keep the area tidy. She provided food, clean water, and medical supplies in addition to that.

Death rates decreased from 60% to 42%. As a result, she received the title "The lady with the lamp in history" and was one of the most famous people in the Victorian Era.

Born: May 12, 1820

Died: August 13, 1910

Role: nurse, philanthropist, and statistician