Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: the lady with the lamp

  • The two nightingales

    Inga LewenhauptEinar PermanStockholm, Sweden Two remarkable women were born in the same year two centuries ago: Jenny Lind (1820-1887) and Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). Both became world famous, Jenny Lind for her beautiful singing voice, Florence Nightingale for her pioneer work in nursing. Both were deeply religious and wanted to make the world a better place,…

  • Medical evolutions in the Crimean War, a comparison between Britain and Russia

    Dylan Chan Kai DerIsabella Eleanor Nubari Singapore “The butcher’s bill for the Crimean War of 1853-1856 will never be known exactly, but it probably amounted to over 1 million deaths…”—Robert Breckenridge Edgerton, Death Or Glory: The Legacy of the Crimean War1 In the Crimean War disease killed four times as many soldiers as battle wounds,2 resulting…