Imogene King (January 30, 1923 – December 24, 2007) was a pioneer of nursing theory development.
[2][3] Imogene Eva Martina King was born on January 30, 1923, in West Point, Iowa, the youngest of three children.
King originally wanted to be a teacher, but her uncle, a doctor, offered her the opportunity to study nursing.
[4] King then became an assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago, also studying statistics, research and computer science.
While at Loyola, she developed a master's program based on her theory that later formed the framework for her model of care.