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Agnes Hannah von Kurowsky Stanfield (January 5, 1892 – November 25, 1984) was an American nurse who inspired the character "Catherine Barkley" in Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms. Kurowsky served as a nurse in an American Red Cross hospital in Milan during World War I.
- Bellevue Nurses Training Program
- American
- Red Cross
- January 5, 1892, Germantown, Philadelphia, U.S.
Sep 17, 1989 · Agnes von Kurowsky Stanfield was then 84, but still was looking ahead. One day, Villard said, he received a letter from her asking his help.
- Ken Ringle
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Agnes H. von Kurowsky Stanfield. Original Name. Agnes Hannah von Kurowsky. Birth. 5 Jan 1892. Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death. 25 Nov 1984 (aged 92) Gulfport, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. Burial. US Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Show Map. Plot.
Oct 17, 1989 · After Miss von Kurowsky's death in 1984, her husband, William Stanfield, sent her wartime diary to Mr. Villard, who deposited it in the Hemingway Collection. The diary has just been opened...
Agnes Hannah von Kurowsky Stanfield (January 5, 1892 – November 25, 1984) was an American nurse who inspired the character "Catherine Barkley" in Ernest Hemingway 's 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Kurowsky served as a nurse in an American Red Cross hospital in Milan during World War I.
Dec 3, 1984 · December 2, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Agnes von Kurowsky Stanfield, 92, whose brief romance with Ernest Hemingway in Italy in 1918 became the central element in his novel "A Farewell to Arms,"...
