Britannica online, via WWW, May 9, 2012 (Florence Nightingale; b. May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy; d. Aug. 13, 1910 in London, England; philosopher of modern nursing, statistician, and social reformer; raised at Lea Hurst in Derbyshire and Embley Park in Hampshire; managed nursing of British and allied forces during Crimean War at Scutari; est. Nightingale School of Nursing in London, 1860; set up training for midwives and nurses in workhouses; awarded Order of Merit, 1907)