Florence Nightingale was also a statistician!
International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day observed around the world on 12 May (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth) of each year, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society. On 12th May y this year, the NSS volunteers of Vidya observed the Day by conducting a logo making contest. Participants were asked to prepare logo related to the theme of International Nurses Day.
Florence Nightingale was also a statistician!
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. She gave nursing a favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of “The Lady with the Lamp” making rounds of wounded soldiers at night. In 1860, Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. It was the first secular nursing school in the world. Nightingale was a prodigious and versatile writer. She was also a pioneer in data visualization with the use of infographics, effectively using graphical presentations of statistical data. (Wikipedia) |
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a British social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.Image gallery
