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Theodor Fliedner (1800–1864) was a German Protestant pastor, social reformer, and founder of the first nursing school. Florence Nightingale received inspiration for her ideas there. Source: EuroMedSim
Fliedner, Theodor

Pastor

Germany , 1800 - 1864

Theodor Fliedner (1800–1864) was a German Protestant pastor and social reformer. In 1836, together with his wife Friederike, he founded the Kaiserswerth Deaconess Institute, combining nursing education, hospital practice, and religious service. Its model helped professionalise nursing, spread internationally, and influenced Florence Nightingale.