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Asteroid name after her

Asteroid (3122) Florence was named after her: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3122_Florence

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Remove link to Mathematics portal in "See also" section. Florence Nightingale made no contribution to mathematics.

Add Mary Seacole in "See Also" section. Lewistathamiv (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. This article contains numerous reliable sources demonstrating her contributions to mathematics. Pinchme123 (talk) 21:13, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Florence Nightingale Nursing School

It is not the first secular nursing school in the world. La Source High School of Nursing in Lausanne, Switzerland holds that title, having been established in 1859. Nightingale's school was established in 1860.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_et_haute_%C3%A9cole_de_la_sant%C3%A9_La_Source#cite_note-:4-5 Cathill97 (talk) 14:09, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nightingale - incorrect category

Hi, I don't have permission to edit this page.

Please could someone remove Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Nursing

RCN fellowships did not begin until the 1970s and have not been awarded post-death. Nightingale precedes the creation of the RCN (1916) and was not/has never been an RCN fellow

Thanks 101TAD (talk) 17:32, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading Category

Please could someone with permissions remove 'Nurses from London' category and replace with British nurses ? Nightingale was born in Florence and spent much of her life in Derbyshire and Hampshire, so for London to 'claim' her seems a little odd ;) Many thanks 101TAD (talk) 17:12, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]