Historical place archive

Scutari in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Scutari in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records4 event labels5 people1854–1855

Historical events in Scutari

1854

4 November 1854
Scutari Hospital
Florence Nightingale · Crimean War

Arrives at Scutari to improve nursing and hospital administration.

1855

1855
Sanitary Commission
Hector Gavin · Crimean War

Serves on the Sanitary Commission investigating unhealthy conditions in British military hospitals.

1855
Sanitary Commission
John Sutherland · Crimean War

Helps investigate and improve military hospital sanitation.

1855
Scutari Kitchens
Alexis Soyer · Crimean War

Travels to Scutari and reorganises hospital kitchens to improve the preparation of food for sick and wounded soldiers.

1855
Scutari Sanitation
John Sutherland · Crimean War

Works with the Sanitary Commission to improve drainage, ventilation and cleanliness in the military hospitals at Scutari.

1855
Scutari Sanitation
Robert Rawlinson · Crimean War

Helps the Sanitary Commission improve water, drainage and ventilation at British military hospitals.

Provenance

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