Rosalie Dreyer | |
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Born | Bern, Switzerland | 3 September 1895
Died | 21 May 1987 London, England | (aged 91)
Nationality | Swiss British (naturalised 1934) |
Occupation | nurse |
Years active | 1922–1964 |
Rosalie Dreyer (3 September 1895 – 21 May 1987) was a Swiss-born naturalised British nurse and administrator. Immigrating to England at the age of eighteen, she trained as a nurse in London and worked her way through the ranks to become matron, principal matron and chief matron-in-charge of the Nursing Service of the London County Council. Dreyer was a pioneer in the development of Britain's public-funded nursing service.