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A tribute to Florence Nightingale
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2010
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Many were the outstanding people who left their imprint on the nineteenth century, devoting their energies to the cause of human dignity. One such person was Florence Nightingale, born in Florence on 12 May 1820, died in London on 13 August 1910.
This year, therefore, the 150th anniversary of her birth is being celebrated. We are particularly grateful to the Chairman of the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross for agreeing to speak in this issue for the Red Cross which has always considered the “Lady with a Lamp’ an inspiration. Henry Dunant himself profoundly admired her.
- Type
- An Anniversary Celebration
- Information
- International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 10 , Issue 110 , May 1970 , pp. 235 - 236
- Copyright
- Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1970
References
page 236 note 1 Henry Dunant Manuscripts in Geneva University Public Library.
page 236 note 2 “Mrs Beecher-Stowe, the admirable author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, to which the abolition of slavery in the United States was due; Florence Nightingale, the dedicated heroine of the Crimea, the “Lady with the Lamp” as Longfellow called her, and Mrs. Elizabeth Fry who devoted herself to the improvement of the plight of convicts in England and on the Continent…”