Betsi Cadwaladr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Betsi Cadwaladr

Welsh nurse

Date of Birth: 24-May-1789

Place of Birth: Llanycil, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1860

Profession: nurse

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Betsi Cadwaladr

  • Betsi Cadwaladr (24 May 1789 – 17 July 1860), also known as Beti Cadwaladr and Betsi Davis, worked as a nurse in the Crimean War alongside Florence Nightingale, although their different social backgrounds were a source of constant disagreement.
  • Her name today is synonymous with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Welsh: Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr), the largest health organisation in Wales.
  • In 2016, she was named as one of "the 50 greatest Welsh men and women of all time".
  • and was placed ahead of such famous Welsh individuals as the singer Tom Jones, the actor Anthony Hopkins, T.E.
  • Lawrence and Ivor Novello.

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