Illustration
A c. 1860 photograph of the English nurse Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) who greatly improved survival rates in military hospitals during the Crimean War (1853-56) and lobbied the British government for better facilities leading to the creation of the innovative Renkioi Hospital designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59). Photograph taken by Henry Hering. (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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Hering, H. (2023, March 24). Florence Nightingale. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17229/florence-nightingale/
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Hering, Henry. "Florence Nightingale." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 24, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17229/florence-nightingale/.
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Hering, Henry. "Florence Nightingale." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Mar 2023. Web. 21 Feb 2025.