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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a pioneering English nurse who revolutionized nursing practices, established the first nursing school, and is considered the founder of modern nursing.

Nightingale rose to prominence when, as a manager and instructor, she organized the care of wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She gave nurses a hopeful credence and became an icon of Victorian culture, described as "the woman with the lamp in her hand." " who patrolled among the war wounded at night