Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (pron.: /ˈflɒrəns ˈnaɪtɨŋɡeɪl/; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers.
She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night.
She lived and died in a house that stood here.