Florence Nightingale OM RRC DStJ Florence Nightingale, circa 1860 Born (1820-05-12)12 May 1820 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany Died 13 August 1910(1910-08-13) (agedxa090) Mayfair, London, England Nationality British Knownxa0for Pioneering modern nursing Awards Royal Red Cross (1883) Lady of Grace of the Order of St John (LGStJ) (1904) Order of Merit (1907) Scientific career Fields Hospital hygiene and sanitation, statistics Institutions Selimiye Barracks, Scutari Kings College London[1] Signature Notes Nightingales voice Recorded to wax cylinder on 30 July 1890, to raise money for veterans of the Charge of the Light Brigade.[2]