Florence Nightingale vs Herbert Spencer
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Compare the life timelines of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) and Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1820 to 1903.
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Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
- — Born in Florence, Italy Verified
- — Trained in nursing at Kaiserswerth, Germany
- — Arrived at the Scutari barracks hospital during the Crimean War Verified
- — Published Notes on Nursing
- — Opened the Nightingale Training School for nurses in London Verified
- — Died in London, England Verified
Herbert Spencer (1820–1903)
- — Born in Derby, England Verified
- — Worked as a railway civil engineer Verified
- — Became sub-editor of The Economist Verified
- — Published 'Social Statics' Verified
- — Published 'The Principles of Psychology' Verified
- — Began the 'System of Synthetic Philosophy' Verified
- — Coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' Verified
- — Completed the 'System of Synthetic Philosophy' Verified
- — Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Brighton, England Verified