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Who are they?. And how are they connected?. J Hanley, McGill University. Sander Greenland. John Snow. Florence Nightingale. For her contribution to Army statistics and comparative hospital statistics in 1860, she became the first woman to be elected a fellow of the Statistical Society.
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Who are they? And how are they connected? J Hanley, McGill University
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Florence Nightingale For her contribution to Army statistics and comparative hospital statistics in 1860, she became the first woman to be elected a fellow of the Statistical Society.
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