Maria Nirod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian countess and nurse
Date of Birth: 24-May-1879
Place of Birth: Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
Date of Death: 11-Oct-1965
Profession: nurse
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Maria Nirod
- Countess Maria Nirod (24 May 1879 – 11 October 1965) was a maid of honour in the imperial court of Tsar Nicholas and Alexandra of Russia.
- After her husband's death, she trained as a surgical nurse and assisted in the surgery of Dr.
- Vera Gedroits, who would become her life partner.
- After serving as a nurse in World War I and during the Russian Revolution, she fled with her children to Kiev.
- She served as a surgical nurse in Kiev until Gedroits' death and later ran a pharmacy which provided medications to the poor.
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