Ianthe Blyden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ianthe Blyden

Danish/US Virgin Islands nurse

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1899

Place of Birth: Saint John, United States Virgin Islands, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1984

Profession: midwife, nurse

Nationality: United States, Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ianthe Blyden (April 14, 1899 – June 30, 1984) was a Virgin Islander, born at a time when the islands were held by the Danish.
She trained as a nurse and served for fifty-three years at Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital, for thirty-seven of those years she was head nurse.
She was instrumental in the development of nursing in the US Virgin Islands and the influence for establishing the island's nursing board.