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) (aged 90) Mayfair, London, England Nationality British Known for 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 King's College London[1] Signature Notes Nightingale's voice Recorded to wax cylinder on 30 July 1890, to raise money for veterans of the Charge of the Light Brigade.[2]