Florence Nightingale
Awards & Honours
2
Awards Won
7
Honours
4
Rankings
2
Covers
3
Records
Florence Nightingale's achievements are monumental. She is universally recognized as the founder of modern nursing. Her statistical innovations, including the polar area diagram, revolutionized public health data presentation. She was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit, one of Britain's highest honors. The Florence Nightingale Medal, established posthumously, remains the most prestigious award in nursing worldwide. Her legacy is celebrated annually on International Nurses Day, her birthday.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of Merit
First woman to receive this prestigious honor.
Royal Red Cross
Awarded for her service in the Crimean War.
Florence Nightingale Medal
Highest international distinction for a nurse, established posthumously.
Freedom of the City of London
Honorary freedom awarded for her public service.
Statue in Waterloo Place, London
Bronze statue erected in her honor.
Florence Nightingale Museum
Museum dedicated to her life and legacy.
Portrait on British £10 note
Featured on the £10 note from 1975 to 1994.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Britons
Most Important People of the Century
100 Most Important People of the Last 1,000 Years
100 Most Influential People in History
Magazine Covers
The Illustrated London News
February 1855
Portrait and sketches of her work at Scutari
Vanity Fair (UK)
1869
Caricature by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini)
Records & Feats
First woman to receive the Order of Merit
Awarded by King Edward VII in 1907, she was the first female recipient of this prestigious British honor.
First female member of the Royal Statistical Society
Elected in 1858, she was the first woman admitted to the society.
Founder of the first secular nursing school
The Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital, founded in 1860, was the first of its kind in the world.