Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) was an English nurse, social reformer, and statistician. She is considered the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale played a key role in reforming the nursing profession and improving hospital conditions. She also established the first nursing school in the world, the Nightingale Training School for Nurses, in 1860. Nightingale's work had a profound impact on the field of nursing and on the lives of women around the world.