Edith Louisa Cavell

Edith Louisa Cavell
noun
English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)
Syn: ↑Cavell, ↑Edith Cavell
Instance Hypernyms: ↑nurse

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  • Cavell,Edith Louisa — Cav·ell (kăvʹəl, kə vĕlʹ), Edith Louisa. 1865 1915. British nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation (1915) to help smuggle Allied troops to the Dutch border. She was caught by the Germans and executed. * * * …   Universalium

  • Cavell, Edith (Louisa) — born Dec. 4, 1865, Swardeston, Norfolk, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1915, Brussels, Belg. English nurse and heroine of World War I. She began her nursing career in 1895 and in 1907 became first matron of a hospital in Brussels, where she greatly improved… …   Universalium

  • Cavell, Edith (Louisa) — (4 dic. 1865, Swardeston, Norfolk, Inglaterra–12 oct. 1915, Bruselas, Bélgica). Enfermera inglesa, heroína de la primera guerra mundial. Comenzó su carrera de enfermera en 1895. En 1907 se convirtió en la primera matrona de un hospital en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Edith Cavell — en 1890 Nom de naissance Edith, Louisa Cavell Naissance 4 décembre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edith Cavell — Edith Louisa Cavell / kævl/ (* 4. Dezember 1865 in Swardeston, Norfolk, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 12. Oktober 1915 in Brüssel) war eine britische Krankenschwester, die während der deutschen Besatzung Belgiens im Ersten Weltkrieg wegen Fluchthilfe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Edith Cawell — Edith Cavell Statue de Edith Cavell, à Londres Edith Louisa Cavell (4 décembre 1865 – 12 octobre 1915) est une héroïne de la Première Guerre mondiale. Edith Cavell naît en 1865 à Swardeston, dans le Norfolk, où son père, le révérend Frederick… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edith Cavell — Infobox Saint name=Edith Cavell birth date=December 4, 1865 death date=Death date and age|1915|10|12|1865|12|4 feast day= venerated in=Anglican church imagesize=frame caption=Edith Cavell birth place=Norfolk, England death place=Brussels, Belgium …   Wikipedia

  • Cavell — noun English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865 1915) • Syn: ↑Edith Cavell, ↑Edith Louisa Cavell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑nurse * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Edith Cavell — noun English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865 1915) • Syn: ↑Cavell, ↑Edith Louisa Cavell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑nurse * * * Edith… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Louisa — [lo͞o ē′zə] n. a feminine name: see LOUIS1 * * * (as used in expressions) Alcott Louisa May Cavell Edith Louisa Greta Louisa Gustafsson * * * …   Universalium

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