Quotes by Florence Nightingale

About Florence Nightingale:


Florence Nightingale was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her during the Crimean War, where she organised the tending to wounded soldiers. She gave nursing a highly favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.

Author Bio


  • NameFlorence Nightingale
  • DescriptionEnglish social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing
  • BornMay 12, 1820
  • DiedAugust 13, 1910
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionNurse; Statistician