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Florence Nightingale - Biography
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (ˈflɒrəns ˈnaɪtɨŋɡeɪl; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was known as "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night.