Florence Nightingale vs Lord Kelvin
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Compare the life timelines of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) and Lord Kelvin (1824–1907) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1824 to 1907.
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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
Lord Kelvin (1824–1907)
- — Born in Belfast, Ireland Verified
- — Family moved to Glasgow, Scotland Verified
- — Began studies at the University of Glasgow at age 10 Verified
- — Studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow Verified
- — Proposed the absolute temperature scale Verified
- — Published 'On the Dynamical Theory of Heat' Verified
- — Knighted for work on the transatlantic telegraph cable Verified
- — Ennobled as Baron Kelvin of Largs Verified
- — Died at Netherhall near Largs, Scotland Verified