English nurse and statistician who was a pioneer in the area of statistical graphics. She made a comprehensive study of the effect of sanitation on medical care in military field hospitals. Nightingale used the pie chart created by William Playfair and is credited with a variation known as the polar area diagram or the Nightingale rose diagram. She was the first female member of the Royal Statistical Society.
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Great Britian, 10 Pounds |
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Alderney, Five Pounds, 2004 |