Lady Strangford

Lady Strangford
Born
Emily Anne Beaufort

1826
Died24 March 1887
SS Lusitania in the Mediterranean
NationalityBritish
Other namesEmily Ann Smythe
Known forTravel writing and war nursing
SpousePercy Smythe, 8th Viscount Strangford

Emily Ann Smythe, Viscountess Strangford or Emily Anne Beaufort RRC, (1826 – 24 March 1887) was a British illustrator, writer and nurse. There are streets named after her and permanent museum exhibits about her in Bulgaria. She established hospitals and mills to assist the Bulgarians following the April Uprising in 1876 that preceded the re-establishment of Bulgaria. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross medal by Queen Victoria for establishing another hospital in Cairo.