Hester Maclean, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hester Maclean

Nurse, hospital matron, nursing administrator, editor, writer

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1859

Place of Birth: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1932

Profession: nurse

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hester Maclean (25 February 1859 – 2 September 1932) was an Australian-born nurse, hospital matron, nursing administrator, editor and writer who spent most of her career in New Zealand.
She served in World War I as the founding Matron-in-Chief of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service, and was one of the first nurses to receive the Florence Nightingale Medal.