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Edith Cavell was a British nurse who worked in Belgium during World War I and was executed by German forces in 1915, becoming an influential martyr figure in the war. Her death had a significant impact on public opinion and remains historically important as a symbol of the humanitarian costs of war and the dangers faced by medical workers in conflict zones.
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- Edith Cavell's Short Story from "Heroes among Us"
- Nurse Cavell, dog lover
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Most cited works
- The Mythic Matters of Edith Cavell: Propaganda, Legend, Myth and Memory2016 · 5 cit
- L’hepatite C chez la femme en age de procreer. Etat de la question Hepatitis C in women planning a pregnancy : current opi- nions2005 · 0 cit
- Nurse Cavell : the story of her life and martyrdom1915 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Methods for detecting carcinogens and mutagens with the salmonella/mammalian-microsome mutagenicity test
· 1975 · cited 6,275x
- Tumor Angiogenesis: Therapeutic Implications
· 1971 · cited 6,105x
- Trastuzumab plus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Operable HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
· 2005 · cited 4,345x
- REVIEW OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH: Assessing Partnership Approaches to Improve Public Health
· 1998 · cited 4,098x
- The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer
· 2016 · cited 3,629x
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Quotes
- “I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved.”
- “Someday, somehow, I am going to do something useful, something for people. They are, most of them, so helpless, so hurt and so unhappy.”
- “I have no fear nor shrinking; I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me.”
- “I thank God for this ten weeks' quiet before the end... Life has always been hurried and full of difficulty... This time of rest has been a great mercy.”
- “They have all been very kind to me here. But this I would say, standing as I do in view of God and eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Edith Louisa Cavell, 4 December 1865, Swardeston , Norfolk , England
- Died
- 12 October 1915 (1915-10-12) (aged 49), Tir national , Schaerbeek , Brussels , German-occupied Belgium
- Cause of death
- Execution by firing squad
- Venerated in
- Church of England
- Feast
- 12 October (Anglican memorial day)
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Official website
Edith Cavell 1865-1915 | Commemorating Edith Cavell, the World War I British nurse who is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers in Brussels from all sides without distinction.
Welcome to edithcavell.org.uk, commemorating Edith Cavell, the World War I British nurse who is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers in Brussels from all sides without distinction. She and Belgian and French colleagues helped over 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. She was arrested, tried with 33 others by a German military court,…
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- Official website
- www.edithcavell.org.uk
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- 1915-10-12
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- 1865-12-04
- name in native language
- Edith Louisa Cavell
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- Edith Louisa Cavell
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Edith Louisa Cavell (/ˈkævəl/ KAV-əl; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse. She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Cavell was arrested, court-martialled under German military law, and sentenced to death by firing squad. Despite international pressure for mercy, the German government refused to commute her sentence and she was shot. The execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage.
The night before her execution, she said, "Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone." These words were inscribed on the Edith Cavell Memorial opposite the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery near Trafalgar Square. Her strong Anglican beliefs propelled her to help all those who needed it including both German and Allied soldiers. She was quoted as saying, "I can't stop while there are lives to be saved." The Church of England commemorates her in its Calendar of Saints on 12 October.