Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Florence Nightingale Biography and Timeline

Follow Florence Nightingale through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Florence Nightingale, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1820–1856Years on this page

1820

Birth of Florence Nightingale

Science / Medicine

Birth of Florence Nightingale

1854

Scutari Hospital

Nurse · Scutari · Warfare / Crimean War

Arrives at Scutari to improve nursing and hospital administration.

Role range: 1853-1856 – 1854-1856

1855

Crimean Hospitals

Nurse · Nursing Superintendent · Crimea · Warfare / Crimean War

Visits hospitals in Crimea to inspect medical conditions and extend reforms beyond Scutari.

Role range: 1853-1856 – 1854-1856

1856

Return from Crimea

Nurse · Nursing Superintendent · Great Britain · Warfare / Crimean War

Returns quietly to Britain after her wartime nursing and hospital reform work in the Ottoman Empire and Crimea.

Role range: 1853-1856 – 1854-1856

Records, sources and methodology

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