| Nils Gabriel Djurklou | |
| Birth Place: | Norrbyås, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
| Alma Mater: | Uppsala University |
| Occupation: | Archeologist Chamberlain Ethnologist Writer |
| Spouse: | Hedvig von Hennings |
| Relatives: | Carl Aschan (grandson) |
Nils Gabriel Djurklou (24 July 1829 – 31 March 1904) was a Swedish writer, archeologist, chamberlain and ethnologist.
Djurklou was born in Norrbyås at Sörby Manor, near Örebro in Sweden, then part of the Union between Sweden and Norway.
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.[1] [2]
Djurklou graduated from Uppsala University in 1854.
Djurklou 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]