List of encyclopedias by language
The list of general encyclopaedias includes not thematically limited encyclopedias, sorted by language.
Albanian ( Shqip )
- Albanian-language version of the 2nd edition of the Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, ( canceled unfinished 1990) from 1984
- Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar, 1 Volume 1985
- Enciklopedia e Artit Shqiptar
- Enciklopedia e Artit Shqiptar, 1 Volume 2007
- Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar, two volumes in 2008
Arabic
See: encyclopaedias of the Arab culture
Bulgarian ( Български )
- LJ Kasarov: Enciklopediceski Recnik ( Encyclopedic Dictionary ), Plovdiv, 3 volumes, 1899-1907
Chinese (中文)
See: encyclopedias from the Chinese culture
Danish ( Dansk)
- Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. Kobenhavn: Danmarks Nationalleksikon A / S 1994 et seq, 20 volumes, ISBN 87-7789-001-9
- Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, andra utgåva (2nd edition ), 26 volumes, Kobenhavn: Schultz, 1915-1930
German
- Michael Baumann: book of the natural VND eÿgenschafft the dingk who got the herre schüff, 1478
- Johann Theodor Jablonski: General Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, 1721
- Johann Heinrich Zedler: Large full Universal Lexicon Aller knowledge managed and Arts, 1732-1754, 64 volumes
- Martin Gottfried Heinrich Köster and Johann Friedrich Roos: German Encyclopedia, 1778-1807, 23 volumes, incomplete ( A- Ky )
- Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus: The big Brockhaus (FA Brockhaus Verlag), 1st Edition 1796-1808, 6 volumes
- Johann Samuel Ersch and Johann Gottfried Gruber: General Encyclopedia of Arts and Sciences, 1818-1889, 167 volumes ( incomplete)
- Heinrich August Pierer: Universal Dictionary of present and past, 1st Edition 1824-1836, 26 volumes
- Bartholomew Herder Herder Conversations -Lexikon, 1854-1857, 5 volumes, ( 3rd ed 1902-1907, 5th ed 1952-1956 )
- Joseph Meyer: Meyers encyclopedia, 1st Edition 1857-1860, 15 volumes
- Otto Spamer: Illustrirtes conversational lexicon, Comparative reference book for daily use - Hausschatz for the German people and " Orbis pictus " for the studi Rende youth, 8 and 10 volumes, 1870-1882
- VEB Bibliographical Institute: Meyers Neues Lexikon, 1st edition Leipzig 1961-64, 8 vols; 1 Ergänzungsbd. , 1969; 2nd edition, Leipzig 1971-77, 15 vols; Vol 16, Tab A-Z, 1978; Vol 17: Atlas (maps), 1978; Vol 18: Atlas (registers ), 1978
Estonian ( Eesti )
- Karl A. Herman: Eesti üleüldise teaduse Raamat ehk Encyclopaedia konversationilexikon, Tartu ( Dorpat ), 1900
English ( English)
Literature: S. Padraig Walsh: Anglo- American General Encyclopedias: A Historical Bibliography 1703-1967. New York et al 1968
- Cyclopaedia, 1728, 2 volumes
- Dennis de Coetlogon: An Universal History of Arts and Sciences. London 1745
- Encyclopædia Britannica, 1st Edition 1768-1771, 3 vols. The [ important !] 11th edition (1911 ) is public domain.
- Alexander Aitchison include: Encyclopædia perthensis. Mitchel, Perth (Scotland ) 1796-1806 (23 vols )
- Rees 's Cyclopaedia, 1802-1820, 39 volumes of text, 5 volumes of plates, 1 Atlas
- Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, 1808
- British Encyclopaedia, 1809, 6 volumes
- Encyclopaedia Londinensis. 1810
- Pantologia, 1813, 12 volumes
- Encyclopaedia Metropolitana, 1817-1845, 30 volumes
- Encyclopaedia Americana, 1st Edition 1829-1833, 13 volumes ( based on the 7th edition of the Brockhaus )
- Penny Cyclopaedia, 1833-1846
- KM Banerjea: Encyclopaedia bengalensis ( in English). Calcutta 1846-1850 ( 12 volumes ). It is the oldest known Indian Encyclopedia.
- English Cyclopaedia, 1854-1862, 23 volumes ( 1869-1873 addenda )
- New U.S. Encyclopaedia. 1858-1863 and annual supplements until 1902
- Chambers 's Encyclopaedia, 1860-1868, 10 volumes (no relation to Chambers 's Cyclopaedia of 1728)
- U.S. Encyclopaedia. 1873-1876
- New Universal Encyclopaedia. 1875-1877
- David Blair: Cyclopaedia of Australasia. Melbourne 1881 (1 vol ). It is the oldest Australian Encyclopedia.
- International Encyclopaedia. 1884-1898
- Johnson's Universal Encyclopaedia. 1893-1895
- Oracle Encyclopædia, 1895, 5 volumes
- Pears Shilling Cyclopaedia, 1897, 1 band
- Nuttall Encyclopaedia, 1900
- New International Encyclopedia, 1902-1914
- Harmsworth 's Encyclopaedia. 1905 ( in Ver. States udT Nelson's Encyclopaedia )
- Nelson's perpetual looseleaf encyclopaedia. Nelson, New York, 1909 -. First attempt to publish an encyclopedia in the form of a loose leaf.
- Everyman Encyclopaedia. c. 1910
- The Children's encyclopedia. 1911
- Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia, 1912
- World Book Encyclopedia. 1917, 8 volumes
- Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia, 1st Edition 1924, 10 volumes
- Columbia Encyclopedia, 1st edition 1935, Volume 1
- The Encyclopedia of Canada. Toronto 1935-1937 (6 volumes). The work is considered the first Canadian Encyclopedia.
- Collier's Encyclopedia, 1st edition 1950-51, 20 volumes
- Encyclopedia International. 1963
Finnish ( Suomi)
- Tietosanakirja, Helsinki 1908-1919, 10 volumes; 1 Supplement 1922
French ( Français)
Overview:
- Trésor 1260-1267
- Le grand Dictionnaire historique in 1671, Louis MORERI
- Dictionnaire universel, 1690, Antoine Furetière, posthumously published [ dictionary? ]
- Dictionnaire de Trévoux, 1704, 2-3 volumes depending on the bond; Richard Simon and the Jesuits [ dictionary? Frz - Latin]
- Dictionnaire historique et critique, 1694-1697, 2 volumes, Pierre Bayle
- Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 1751-72, Denis Diderot, (17 text volumes, 11 volumes, with panels ), 1776-77 (5 supplementary volumes ), 1780 (2 index volumes )
- Encyclopédie d' Yverdon, 1770-1780, 58 volumes, Fortuné -Barthélemy de Félice ( Fortunato Bartolomeo de Felice ) (ed. )
- Méthodique Encyclopédie, 1782-1832, 206 volumes
- Dictionnaire universel d' histoire et de géographie 19th century
- Pierre Leroux and Jean Reynaud: Encyclopédie nouvelle, 1839 -1840, 3 volumes
- Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle, 1865-1877, 15 2 volumes, Pierre Larousse
- Eugène van Bemmel: Patria Belgica: Encyclopédie national. 3 volumes. Bruylant -Christophe, Brussels 1873-1875; considered as the first Belgian encyclopedia
- La Grande Encyclopédie, 1886-1902, 31 volumes, Camille Dreyfus & André Berthelot
- Encyclopædia Universalis 1st edition 1968-1975, 8 Aufl 2007. Volumes 20
- Encyclopédie Universelle Larousse digital encyclopedia
Greek ( Ελληνικά )
- Photios: Libraries. 9th century. Earliest as applicable Encyclopedia Byzantine work.
- Suda, 10th century, 30,000 entries
- The Megale bright nike enkyklopaideaia appeared 1927-1934, only a few years after establishment of the Republic (1924 ), in Athens with a circumference of 24 volumes. This is the first major encyclopedia of modern times in the Greek language.
- Neoteron Enkyklopaedikon lexicon Heliou appeared between 1945 and 1960 in 18 volumes in Athens. The work is written in a simplified Katharevoussa, but partially antikisierend.
Hebrew ( עברית )
- Encyclopaedia Hebraica, 1949-1980, 32 volumes
Italian ( Italiano)
- Vincenzo Coronelli: Biblioteca Universale Sacro - profana. Venice 1701-1706 ( 6 volumes; incomplete, contains only A- Caque ).
- Giovanni Treccani: Enciclopedia Italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma 1st Edition 1929-1937 (35 vols )
Japanese (日本语)
- Wakan Sansai Zue, 1712, 81 volumes
Catalan ( Català)
- Enciclopèdia Catalana ( Publisher: Enciclopèdia Catalana SA, Barcelona) Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana, Primera edició (First Edition), 1969-1980 (Vol. 1-15 ), 2005 (Vol. 16-21; 6 supplementary volumes ) Direcció ( line ) Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester ( 1965-1971 ); Joan Carreras i Martí ( 1971 ), ISBN 84-300-5511-8 ( complete works )
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana, Segona edició ( Second edition, several reprints ), 1986-1993, Direcció ( line ) Joan Carreras i Martí ( from 1986), 24 volumes, Supplement 1 band and 1 Atlas, ISBN 84-85194-81-0 ( complete works )
Croatian ( Hrvatski)
- Hrvatska Enciklopedija (1930-1945)
- Hrvatska OPCA enciklopedija ( start in 1999 - 7th 2005 of 11 vol. )
- OPCA i Nacionalna enciklopedija (2005 - Complete 2007)
See also Serbo-Croatian
Latin ( Latina)
- Cassiodorus: Institutiones divinarum et saecularium litterarum. 560 First Christian Encyclopedia.
- Isidore of Seville: Etymologiae. 636 (30 books). Influential Christian Encyclopedia of the Early Middle Ages.
- Rabanus Maurus: De Rerum naturis ( On the Nature of Things). 842 (22 books). Based on Isidore's text.
- Vincent of Beauvais Speculum majus, 1260 (5 books). Very extensive.
- Peter Berchorius: Reductorium morale, 1340 (13 books). Systematic arrangement with alphabetical sections.
- Dietrich Engelhus: Promptus. Around 1425 (8 books). One of the first alphabetically structured encyclopedias.
- John Ravisius: Officinae epitome. 1520/22
- Pavao Skalic: Enzyklopaediae seu orbis disciplinarum tam quam sacrarum profanarum Epistemon. Basel 1559; Cologne 1571st first encyclopedia that uses the term in the literal sense.
- Theodor Zwinger the Elder: Theatrum Humanae Vitae. 1565th
- Johann Heinrich Alsted: Encyclopaedia Cursus Philosophici. Herborn 1608/30 (7 volumes)
- Lexicon Universale, 1677, 2 volumes
- Martin Sentiváni: Curiosiora et selectiora variarum scientiarum miscellanea. 1689-1702 ( 3 vols ). S. ( Szent- Ivany also, Svätojánsky, Szentiványi, 1633-1705 ) was a professor at the Slovak University of Trnava.
Latvian ( Latviešu )
- The Konversacijas vardnica appeared 1892-1898 in Riga with 27 deliveries [? ]; the work is considered the first Latvian Encyclopedia, but remained unfinished (up keyword " Kristjans ").
Lithuanian ( Lietuvių )
- The Lietuviska enciklopedija appeared 1931-1944 in Kaunas with a circumference of nine volumes; it involves the first Lithuanian Encyclopedia.
- In the period of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Soviet Encyclopedia ( Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, LTE) was given out.
- Today, the Institute for Science and encyclopedias sets ( MELI publisher) continues this work and plans the Lithuanian Encyclopedia ( Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, VLE ) surrendered 20 volumes by 2009.
- Kas kas yras
Macedonian ( Македонски )
- Mazedonischsprachige version of the 2nd edition of the Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, ( canceled unfinished 1990) from 1983
Norwegian ( Norsk)
- Johan Christian Johnsen ( [? ] Born July 23, 1815 † February 2, 1898 ) was 1879-1888 in Christiania Norsk haandlexikon for almennyttige kundskaber ( German: "Norwegian Handlexikon for allgemeinnütziges knowledge" ) in three volumes out; the work is considered the first Norwegian Encyclopedia
Dutch ( Nederlands)
- The van Nederlandsch - Indië Encyclopaedie was issued in 1895 and 1905 in The Hague in four volumes; these are probably the first Indonesian Encyclopedia.
- Oosthoeks Encyclopedie
- Grote Nederlandse Larousse Encyclopedie
- Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie
Polish ( Polski )
- Samuel Orgelbrand (ed.): Encyclopaedia Powszechna (also: Encyklopedja Powszechna; German: " General Encyclopedia "). Warsaw 1859-1868 (28 volumes). Reprint 1884, reprint 1877 to 1879 in 12 volumes. It is in the Encyklopedia Powszechna the first major encyclopedia in Polish.
- Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, 1962-1970, 13 volumes
- Wielka Encyklopedia PWN, 2001-2005, 30 volumes
- Larousse Encyclopaedia Powszechna, 2002, 2 volumes
- Słownik Prawniczy woordenboek
Portuguese (Português )
- Manuel Pinheiro Chagas (1842-1895): Diccionario popular, histórico, geográphico, mythológico, biográphico, artístico, bibliográphico e litterario. Lisbon 1876-1890 (17 vols ). The work is considered the oldest major Portuguese encyclopedia.
Romanian ( Română)
- Enciclopedia română, publicată din însărcinarea şi pentru literatura română sub auspiciile Asociaţiunii şi culturea Poporului italiano ( "Romanian Encyclopedia, published on behalf of and under the auspices of the Society for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian people "). Sibiu ( Hermannstadt) 1898-1904 ( 3 volumes). The plant is the first Romanian encyclopedia.
- Enciclopedia României ( " Encyclopedia of Romania " ), Bucharest 1938-1943 (4 volumes)
- Enciclopedia " Cugetarea " ( Lexicon " Cugetarea "). 1940 ( 2 volumes)
- Diccionario enciclopedic. Bucureşti: Editura Enciclopedică 1993ff. ISBN 973-45-0046-5
Russian ( Русский )
- Vasily Tatishchev (?): Leksikon Rossijskoj. 1793 ( 3 volumes), the first Russian encyclopedia
- Brockhaus and Efron Entsiklopedicheskii Slovar (also: Enciklopediceskij slovar, 43 vols, 1890-1907 )
- Bol ` Schaja Sovetskaja enciklopedija ( Большая Советская Энциклопедия; German: Great Soviet Encyclopedia ). Moscow 1926-1947 (65 volumes). This is the first Soviet Encyclopedia.
- Rubrikon ( РУБРИКОН )
Swedish ( Svenska)
- Carl Christoffer Gjörwell: Encyclopedie, eller Fransyskt och Swenskt real -och - nominal lexicon: velvet Svenk encyclopedie, innefattande alla vetenskaper och konster. From 1777 to 1778. The work is the first attempt at a Swedish encyclopedia, but never got off the ground also. (up to 1 tsp, Dept. 1.2 ).
- Nordisk familjebok. The 1st Edition 1876-1899 ( 20 volumes ) is still the encyclopedia. Since the 2nd edition from 1904 to 1926 (38 vols ), it is a universal encyclopedia
- Svensk uppslagsbok, 1st Edition 1929-1937, 30 volumes
- Åhlén & Söners Uppslagsbok, 1931-1933
- Lilla uppslagsboken, 2 editions 1957-1967
- Combi Visual, 1968-1970
- Data, 2 supports 1970, 1980
- (Stora) Focus, several editions 1959-1972, 1987-1990
- Bra Böckers Encyclopedia, 1973-1995
- Swedish National Encyclopedia ( Nationalencyklopedin ), 1989-1996, 20 volumes
- Lexicon in 2000, since 1995
Serbo-Croatian ( Srpskohrvatski / Српскохрватски )
- Stanoje Stanojević: Narodna enciklopedija Srpsko - hrvatsko - slovenačka ( German: "National Serb-Croat- Slovene Encyclopedia "). Zagreb from 1925 to 1929. The work is considered the first Yugoslav encyclopedia. Output in Cyrillic (4 vols )
- Output in the Latin alphabet (5 vols )
Slovak ( slovenčina )
- Before the 18th century encyclopaedias see in the Latin language ( Martin Sentiváni )
- In the 19th century were held slowakischsprachiger or encyclopedias used in the 20th century next to Slovak -language encyclopedias in the related Czech language, which were received at length on issues of Slovakia and also written by Slovak authors ( eg the Ottův Dictionary naučný )
- Multi-volume general encyclopaedias from the 20th and 21st century: Slovenský náučný Dictionary I-III (1932 ) - the first Slovak language universal encyclopedia
- Pyramída about 230 books ( 1971-1990 )
- Encyklopedia Slovenska I-VI (1977-1982)
- Encyclopaedia Beliana I- (XII ) (since 1999)
- Všeobecný encyklopedický Dictionary I-IV (2002)
- Ottova VSEOBECNA Encyklopedia v dvoch zväzkoch I-II (2005)
Slovenian ( slovenščina )
See also Serbo-Croatian.
- Slovene-language version of the 2nd edition of the Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, 1983 (unfinished, canceled in 1990 after four volumes, to letter Hrv )
- Enciklopedija Slovenije, 1987-2002, 16 volumes
Spanish ( Español)
- Francisco de Paula Mellado (?): Enciclopedia moderna. Madrid 1851-1855 (34 vols supplements 1864, 1865). It is the first major encyclopedia in Spanish.
- Diccionario Hispano- Americano de Literatura Enciclopédico, Ciencias y Artes. 1887-1889 (29 vols ). It is one of the main encyclopedic works in Spanish of the 19th century.
- Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo - americana, 1934-2004, 90 volumes
Czech ( čeština )
( it will be called only multi-volume encyclopedias )
- Slovník naučný ( called Riegrův Dictionary naučný ), 1860-74, 12 volumes - the first Czech -language encyclopedia
- Ottův Dictionary naučný, 1888-1909, 28 volumes and Ottův Dictionary naučný nové doby, 1930-1943, 12 volumes
- B. Kočího Maly Dictionary naučný, 1925-1929, notebooks
- Nový velký ilustrovaný Slovník naučný, 1929-34, 22 volumes
- Komenského Dictionary naučný, 1937-1938, 10 volumes
- Příruční Dictionary naučný, 1962-1965, 4 volumes
- Ilustrovaný encyklopedický Dictionary, 1980-1982, 3 volumes
- Malá Československé encyklopedie, 1984-1987, 6 volumes
- VSEOBECNA encyklopedie Diderot, 1999, 8 volumes
- VSEOBECNA encyklopedie UNIVERSE, 2001, 10 volumes
Turkish ( Türkçe )
- Hayat Ansiklopedisi. Istanbul 1932 -. It is Turkey's first encyclopedia.
Ukrainian ( Українська )
- Ukrainosnavstva the Encyclopedia ( Encyclopedia of Ukraine - being) in 13 vols Ed.: V. Kubijovyč among others - Paris: Schevtscheko Society, 1949-1984. ( Vols 1-3: 1949-1952, vols 4-13: 1955-1984 ). Reprint 1991 in Ukraine.
- Ukrajinska Radjanska Enzyklopedija ( "Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia "). Kiev 1959-1965 ( 17 volumes ).
- Encyclopedia of Ukraine. in 5 volumes ( Editor -in- Chief: V.Kubijovyč / DHStruk ). Univ. of Toronto Press: Toronto - Buffalo - London, 1984-1993. ISBN 0802039979 (etc.) - Abridged English version of the Encyclopedia Ukrainosnavstva.
Hungarian ( Magyar)
- Apáczai Csere János Magyar Encyclopaedia, azaz minden Igaz és Hasznos bölcsességnek szép rendbe foglalása és magyar nyelven világra bocsátása (short: Magyar Encyclopaedia; German: "Hungarian Encyclopedia, so true and collected all useful wisdom in beautiful order and on Hungarian language in the world sent " ). Joannis a Waesberge, Utrecht 1655 ( title page: 1653). It includes a book of about 370 pages and is the first encyclopedia in Hungarian. See also: Apaczai
- Uj magyar lexicon, 7 volumes from 1959 to 1962
- Hungarian-language version of the 2nd edition of the Enciklopedija Jugoslavije from 1985 (unfinished canceled 1990)
- Magyar nagylexikon, 19 volumes from 1993 to 2004