Sylva Macharová, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Czech nurse
Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1893
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Date of Death: 19-Jan-1968
Profession: nurse
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Sylva Macharová
- Sylva Macharová (23 June 1893 – 19 January 1968) was a Czech nurse who was one of the first trained nurses in Prague.
- She headed the first nursing school in the country between 1923 and 1931.
- She was one of the inaugural recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal.
- After a break to raise her family, Macharová returned to nursing after World War II, working at a military hospital until 1949.
- Thereafter, she was appointed Head of the Rehabilitation Department in the clinic of Professor Jirásek.
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