Louise Conring
Danish superintendent, hospital inspector, deaconess and nurse (1824–1891) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louise Martine Laurette Conring (1 March 1824 – 1 April 1891) was a Danish superintendent, hospital inspector, deaconess and nurse. Charged by Princess Louise to investigate the Deaconess Institutes in Germany, Sweden and France with a view to creating one in Denmark, Conring was the first Danish woman to be trained in nursing, ultimately heading the Deaconess Institute in Copenhagen from 1863.[1][2]