Nils Gabriel Djurklou
Nils Gabriel Djurklou KVO1kl (24 July 1829 – 31 March 1904) was a Swedish writer, archeologist, chamberlain and ethnologist. Early yearsDjurklou was born in Norrbyås at Sörby Manor, near Örebro in Sweden, then part of the Union between Sweden and Norway.[1] He was a member of the Swedish aristocratic Djurklou family. His father, Baron Gabriel Djurklou (1780–1843), was a military personnel. Djurklou's mother, Baroness Christina Silfverschiöld (1790–1853), was the daughter of Nils Silfverschiöld.[2][1] Djurklou graduated from Uppsala University in 1854.[1] CareerDjurklou published several books on folk life in Sweden. Furthermore, he founded a provincial vernacular and ancient monuments association in 1856, in Närke, the first of its kind in Sweden. Djurklou was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, starting in 1862 as a corresponding member, and in 1872 as a working member.[3] References
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