Florence Nightingale | MCQs

Explanation

Ms. Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing.

She was an English social reformer.

She was born on 12 May 1820 in Italy.

She died on 13 August 1910 in England

Awards

• Royal Red Cross (1883)
• Lady of Grace of the Order of St John (LGStJ) (1904)
• Order of Merit (1907)

Additional information 

she was a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War 

In this war, she organized to care for wounded soldiers.

Crimean War (Oct 1853- Feb 1856) was fought between The Russians and the British, French and Ottoman Turkish

Explanation

Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. 

Born: May 12, 1820, Florence, Italy

Died: August 13, 1910, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom