Nigar Shikhlinskaya | |
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| Born | Nigar Gayibova 10 October 1871 or 21 March 1878 |
| Died | 15 August 1931 |
| Education | Transcaucasian (Tiflis) Female College |
| Known for | Pioneer of Azerbaijani nursing and local Red Crescent Society |
| Relatives | Farrukh Gayibov Ali Agha Shikhlinski (husband) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Nurse |
| Institutions | Red Cross hospital, Western Front of World War I |
| Sub-specialties | Nursing, sanitation |
Nigar Huseyn Afandi gizi Shikhlinskaya, née Gayibova (Azerbaijani: Nigar Hüseyn Əfəndi qızı Şıxlinskaya; October 10, 1871 or March 21, 1878 in Tiflis – August 15, 1931 in Baku) was the first Azerbaijani nurse. She was fluent in several languages, including Russian and French, and served on the Western Front of World War I, where she opened the Red Cross hospital.[1][2]
On August 1, 1914 her appeal to women was published in the Russkiy Invalid newspaper. Shikhlinskaya co-ran the Red Cross community, established by officers' wives, until 1918.
- ^ Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia (1987), vol. 10, p. 551
- ^ "Zerkalo" (in Russian). Zerkalo.az. October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-20.