Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale, OM (May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910), was a famous English nurse. She helped create the modern techniques of nursing. She helped make a lot of wounded soldiers during the Boer War better. She was the first female to receive the Order of Merit, the highest honour given to a british person. As a nurse she adopted the name 'The Lady with The Lamp' because at night, she checked on the wounded soldiers and always carried 'The Lamp' with her.
