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Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860. Artist: Anon

Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860. Artist: Anon

1-156-053 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War, appointed the English nurse Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), a family friend, to introduce female nurses into the British military hospitals in the Crimea. Until the end of the war she worked tirelessly to improve conditions. Here a doctor is splinting a patient's arm.

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  1. Anon, attributed to: :
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  1. Florence Nightingale: British: Nurse, founder of trained nursing as a profession for women
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  1. Engraving
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World Europe Ukraine Krym, Avtonomna Respublika Crimea

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World Asia Turkey İstanbul Üsküdar

  1. 41 01 00 N , 029 03 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3894x2691
File Size : 30,700kb

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  1. 007427
  1. 007427
  1. 0460001812
  1. 1-156-053
  1. 1156053
  1. 1812
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