Historedia
Person

Florence Nightingale

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1854–1855

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Florence Nightingale, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Florence Nightingale arrives at Selimiye Barracks, Scutari

    1854–1855

    Role: Founder of modern nursing; manager and trainer of nurses

    1. 4 November 1854 · Selimiye BarracksArrival at Selimiye Barracks

      Florence Nightingale arrived at Selimiye Barracks in Scutari in November 1854 with a team of volunteer nurses to care for British troops.

    2. March 1855 · ScutariSanitary Commission Dispatch

      The British government sent a Sanitary Commission to Scutari in March 1855 due to severe overcrowding and defective sewers.

Sources

  1. Florence Nightingale Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21