Mathematician:Florence Nightingale

One of the most famous people in British history, she reformed the system of care in military field hospitals.

However, she was also a gifted mathematician, and contributed significantly to the field of statistics. One-time student of.

Nationality
English

History

 * Born: 12 May 1820, Florence, Italy
 * Died: 13 August 1910, East Wellow, England

Theorems

 * Nightingale Rose Diagram, also known as the Polar Area Diagram

Books and Papers

 * 1849 - 50: Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the Nile
 * 1851: Cassandra
 * 1858: Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency, and Hospital Administration of the British Army, which includes the famous Diagram of the causes of mortality in the army in the East.
 * 1859: Notes on Nursing: What Nursing Is, What Nursing is Not
 * 1870: The Family (critical essay in Fraser's Magazine)