List of encyclopedias by language
This is a list of encyclopedias by language.
[edit] Albanian
Encyclopedias written in Albanian.
- Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary (Albanian: Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar) - published by Academy of Sciences of Albania.
- Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Albanian edition - the very first encyclopedia published in Albanian)
- Albanian Wikipedia (Wikipedia shqip)
[edit] Arabic
Encyclopedias written in Arabic.
Global Arabic Encyclopedia (external link: http://www.mawsoah.net/maogen.asp?th=0$$main&fileid=PaidVer)
[edit] Armenian
Encyclopedias written in Armenian.
[edit] Azerbaijani
Encyclopedias written in Azerbaijan.
[edit] Belarusian
Encyclopedias written in Belarusian
- Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1976) (Беларуская савецкая энцыклапедыя)
- Belarusian Encyclopedia (1996–2004) (Беларуская энцыклапедыя)
[edit] Bengali
[edit] Bulgarian
Encyclopedias written in Bulgarian
- Danchovi Bros Bulgarian Encyclopedia (1936) (Българска енциклопедия на Братя Данчови)
- Concise Bulgarian Encyclopedia (1963-1969) (Кратка българска енциклопедия)
- Encyclopedia Bulgaria (1981-1997) (Енциклопедия България)
- Bulgarian Wikipedia (Уикипедия на български език)
[edit] Catalan
Encyclopedias written in Catalan.
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana [1] (Catalan Encyclopedia)
[edit] Chinese
Encyclopedias written in Chinese.
[edit] Croatian
Encyclopedia written in Croatian.
- Enciklopedija hrvatske umjetnosti (1995–1996) (Encyclopedia of Croatian Art)
- Filmska enciklopedija (1986–1990) (Film Encyclopedia)
- General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute (Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda)
- Hrvatska enciklopedija (1999–2007) (Croatian Encyclopedia)
- Istarska enciklopedija (2005) (Istrian Encyclopedia)
- Krležijana (1993–1999) (Encyclopedia of Miroslav Krleža)
- Medicinska enciklopedija (1967–1986) (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Pomorska enciklopedija (1972–1989) (Naval Encyclopedia)
- Proleksis Encyclopedia (Proleksis enciklopedija)
- Tehnička enciklopedija (1963–1997) (Technical Encyclopedia)
- Croatian Wikipedia (Wikipedija na hrvatskom jeziku)
[edit] Danish
Encyclopedias written in Danish.
[edit] Dutch
Encyclopedias written in Dutch.
- Winkler Prins Geïllustreerde Encyclopaedie (1870–1882; 2nd ed. 1884-1888)
- Oosthoek's Geïllustreerde Encyclopaedie (1916–1923; 7th ed. 1976-1981)
- Grote Nederlandse Larousse Encyclopedie (1971–1979)
- Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie (1974–1980)
- Dutch Wikipedia (Nederlandstalige Wikipedia)
- Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie (abbr. E.N.S.I.E., "First Dutch Systematically Arranged Encyclopaedia")
[edit] English
Encyclopedias written in English (A-Z order).
- Academic American Encyclopedia
- Banglapedia, the national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, available in English and Bengali
- Britannica Junior
- Book of Knowledge
- The Children's Encyclopedia
- Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland: a one volume encyclopedia
- Columbia Encyclopedia: a one-volume encyclopedia from Columbia University Press
- Cambridge Encyclopedia: a one-volume encyclopedia from Cambridge University Press
- Collier's Encyclopedia (1951–1998)
- Compton's Encyclopedia: 26 volume encyclopedia
- Dictionary of the Middle Ages (1982–1989)
- Encyclopedia Americana
- Encyclopædia Biblica: published in 1899.
- Encyclopædia Britannica See also the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite, available on DVD
- Encyclopædia Iranica: history and contemporary topics related to Iranian peoples.
- Encyclopedia of Associations, also available online as Associations Unlimited.
- Encyclopaedia of Wales, one volume, also available in Welsh.
- English Wikipedia (2001)
- Funk & Wagnalls
- Global Encyclopedia a Grolier publication during the 1980s.
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- New American Cyclopedia (1857–66)
- New American Desk Encyclopedia: Small paperback encyclopedia
- New International Encyclopaedia (1902–1927)
- The Nuttall Encyclopaedia: 1900
- Oracle Encyclopædia: a five volume encyclopedia published in 1895
- Pears Cyclopaedia: a one-volume encyclopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom
- The Penguin Encyclopedia: a one-volume encyclopedia published by the Penguin Group
- The Poets' Encyclopedia
- Random House Encyclopedia: a one-volume encyclopedia from Random House
- World Book Encyclopedia World Book is the world's best selling print encyclopedia
[edit] Esperanto
Encyclopedias written in Esperanto.
- Enciklopedio de Esperanto: two-volume encyclopedia about Esperanto issues (Budapest 1934); reprint in one volume, without the illustrations (1986)
- Esperanto en perspektivo: encyclopedic handbook about Esperanto issues (Rotterdam and London 1974)
- Esperanto Wikipedia (2001)
[edit] Estonian
Encyclopedias written in Estonian.
- Eesti Üleüldise teaduse raamat ehk encyklopädia konversationi-lexikon by Karl August Hermann (1900–1906)
- Eesti Entsüklopeedia (1932–1937)
- Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia (1968–1976)
- ENEKE (1982–1986)
- Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia (ENE) (1985–1990) / Eesti entsüklopeedia (EE) (1990–2006)
- Estonian Wikipedia (2002)
- Estonica.
- TEA entsüklopeedia (2008)
[edit] Finnish
Encyclopedias written in Finnish.
- Tietosanakirja (1909–1922)
- Pieni tietosanakirja (1925–1928)
- Iso tietosanakirja (1931–1958)
- Otavan iso tietosanakirja – Encyclopedia Fennica (1960–1965)
- Facta (1969–1974)
- Spectrum Tietokeskus (1976–1987)
- Factum (2003–2005)
- Finnish Wikipedia (Suomenkielinen Wikipedia)
[edit] French
Encyclopedias written in French.
- Encyclopédie (1751–1772)
- Encyclopédie Méthodique (Panckoucke) 1782–1832
- Encyclopédie nouvelle (Pierre Leroux and Jean Reynaud) 1839–1840
- Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle by Pierre Larousse (17 volumes 1866–1877) —really an encyclopedia despite its name
- La Grande Encyclopédie, general secretaries of the editorial board: Camille Dreyfus and André Berthelot (31 volumes 1886–1902)
- Nouveau Larousse illustré (1897–1904)
- Grand Larousse encyclopédique (1960–1964)
- Encyclopædia Universalis (1968–....)
- Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse
- Claude Augé Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré
- Encyclopædia Britannica translated into French
- French Wikipedia (Wikipédia francophone)
Dictionnaires généraux, universels, encyclopédiques, et autres… A bibliography of French encyclopedias up to Larousse.
[edit] Georgian
Encyclopedias written in Georgian.
[edit] German
Encyclopedias written in German.
- Bertelsmann Lexikothek (1967)
- Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon (1751–1754)
- Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten (1796–1808; see Brockhaus)
- Oekonomische Encyklopädie (General System of State, City, Home and Agriculture) Editor Johann Georg Krünitz (242 Volumes 1773–1858)
- Brockhaus (eds. 1–14 by 1900)
- Pierers Universal-Lexikon (1824–1836; 7th ed. 1888–1893)
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1839–1855; 5th ed. 1893–1897)
- Herders Konversations-Lexikon (1854–1857; 2nd ed. 1875–1879)
- The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture (1886–1902)
- German Wikipedia (Deutsche Wikipedia)
[edit] Greek
Encyclopedias written in Greek.
- Encyclopedic lexicon by P. Gerakakis, I–V volumes, 1861–1865 (Γερακάκης, Πέτρος. Λεξικόν εγκυκλοπαίδειας: περιέχον τα κυριωτέρα των επιστημών και τεχνών)
- Suda (Historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world), (10th century)
- Helios (Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν, Ήλιος), (1950)
- Papyrus - Larousse – Britannica (Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάννικα) (1975–2004)
- Greek Wikipedia (Ελληνική Βικιπαίδεια)
[edit] Gujarati
Encyclopedias written in Gujarati.
- "Bhagavadgomandal" - Completed around by Bhagvatsingh of Gondal with the help of his education minister Chandulal Patel.
- Gujarati Vishwakosh (1985–2009)
[edit] Hebrew
Encyclopedias written in Hebrew.
[edit] Hindi
Encyclopedias written in Hindi.
- Encyclopædia Britannica in Hindi (इनसाक्लोपिडिया ब्रिटानिका)
- Hindi Wikipedia
- CDAC Hindi Vishvakosh(सीडैक हिन्दी विश्वकोश)
[edit] Hungarian
Encyclopedias written in Hungarian.
- Pallas Nagy Lexikona 1893–1900
- Révai Nagy Lexikona 1911–1935
- Tolnai Világlexikona 1912-1918, 1926–1930
- A Napkelet Lexikona 1927
- Uj Idők Lexikona 1936–1942
- Új Magyar Lexikon 1961–1972
- Magyar Nagylexikon 1993–2004
- Britannica Hungarica Világenciklopédia 1994–2001
- Pannon Enciklopédia
- Hungarian Wikipedia 2003-
[edit] Icelandic
Encyclopedias written in Icelandic
[edit] Indonesian
Encyclopedias written in Indonesia
- Ensiklopedi Nasional Indonesia
- Ensiklopedi Islam
- Indonesian Wikipedia (Wikipedia in Indonesia)
[edit] Italian
Encyclopedias written in Italian.
- Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti (1929–1960)
- Dizionario enciclopedico italiano (1955-)
- Italian Wikipedia (Wikipedia in italiano)
[edit] Japanese
Encyclopedias written in Japanese.
[edit] Kazakh
Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh.
[edit] Korean
Encyclopedias written in Korean.
[edit] Kurdish
Encyclopedias written in Kurdish.
- Kurdistanica (1992).
[edit] Kyrgyz
Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz.
[edit] Latin
Encyclopedias written in Latin.
- Nine Books of Disciplines by Marcus Terentius Varro
- Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder
- Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville
- Speculum Maius of Vincent of Beauvais
- De proprietatibus rerum of Bartholomeus Anglicus
- Liber de natura rerum of Thomas of Cantimpré
- Fons memorabilium universi of Domenico Bandini of Arezzo
- Latin Wikipedia
[edit] Latvian
Encyclopedias written in Latvian.
- Latvian Wikipedia (2003)
- Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca, 1927-1940
- Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija, 1981-1988
[edit] Leonese
Encyclopedias written in Leonese.
- Llionpedia (2009)
[edit] Lithuanian
Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.
[edit] Macedonian
Encyclopedias written in Macedonian.
- Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Macedonian edition - the very first encyclopedia published in Macedonian)
- Macedonian Wikipedia (Википедија)
[edit] Malayalam
Encyclopedias written in Malayalam.
- Srava Vijyana Kosham
- Viswa Sahitya Vijnanakosam
- Puranic Encyclopedia Vettom Mani Published By DC Books
- Malayalam Britannica
- Malayalam Wikipedia
[edit] Moldavian
Encyclopedias translated into Moldavian.
[edit] Nepali
Encyclopedias written in Nepali.
- [2] (1994)
[edit] Norwegian
Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.
[edit] Persian
Encyclopedias written in Persian.
- Treasure Box of Knowledge (1993)
- Encyclopedia of Sophistication (2003)
- Persian Wikipedia (2004)
- The Encyclopedia of Iranian Old Music (2000)
- Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature
- Encyclopedia of Iran and Islam
- Encyclopedia of Islam World
- Encyclopedia Islamica
- Dehkhoda Dictionary (Loghatnameh Dehkhoda)
- The Persian Encyclopedia
[edit] Polish
Encyclopedias written in Polish.
- Encyklopedia Polski (Encyclopedia of Poland), 1996
- Great Universal Encyclopedia of PWN (Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN) - Published by PWN (1962–1970) - 12 volumes
- Great Encyclopedia of PWN (Wielka Encyklopedia PWN) - Published by PWN (2001–2005) - 30 volumes
- Internet PWN Encyclopedia (Internetowa encyklopedia PWN), also referred to as 'Nowa encyklopedia powszechna PWN', is a free Internet Encyclopedia published by PWN
- Polish Wikipedia
[edit] Portuguese
Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.
- Biblioteca Universal - Published by Texto Editora (paper, multimedia and Online) [3]
- Diciopédia - Published by Porto Editora (Multimedia and Online) [4]
- Infopédia - Published by Porto Editora (Online) [5]
- Barsa (encyclopedia) - [6]
- Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira (since 1936) - 40 Volumes and later supplements
- Enciclopédia Luso-Brasileira de Cultura - Published by Editorial Verbo (1963–1995) - 22 volumes
- Enciclopédia Verbo Edição Século XXI - Published by Editorial Verbo (since 1998) - 29 volumes
[edit] Romanian
Encyclopedias written in Romanian.
- Enciclopedia Română (1899–1904)
- Enciclopedia Cugetarea (1940, 1999)
- Lexiconul Tehnic Român (1948–1968)
- Dicţionar enciclopedic român (1962–1966)
- Romanian Wikipedia
[edit] Russian
Encyclopedias written in Russian.
- Encyclopedic lexicon (Энциклопедический лексикон), 1834–1841, not finished, letters А–Д
- Geographical-statistical dictionary of Russian Empire (Географическо-статистический словарь Российской Империи), 1863–1885
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона, 1890–1906)
- Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (Энциклопедия отечественной мультипликации)
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Большая Советская энциклопедия, БСЭ)
- Great Russian Encyclopedia (Большая Российская энциклопедия, БРЭ)
- Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary (Советский Энциклопедический Словарь, СЭС)
- Russian Wikipedia (Русская Википедия)
[edit] Serbian
Encyclopedias written in Serbian.
- Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (1955–1971) (Енциклопедија Југославије)
- General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute (Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda)
- Serbian Wikipedia (Википедија на српском језику)
- Vojna Enciklopedija (Војна Енциклопедија - Military Encyclopedia)
- Encyclopædia Britannica (concise edition, Serbian translation)
- Srpska Porodična Enciklopedija (Српска Породична Енциклопедија - Serbian Family Encyclopedia)
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija (1985) (Мала Просветина Енциклопедија - Prosveta's Small Encyclopedia)
[edit] Sinhalese
Encyclopedia written in Sinhala.
- Sinhalese Encyclopaedia (සිංහල විශ්වකෝෂය)
[edit] Slovak
Encyclopedias written in Slovak.
[edit] Slovene
Encyclopedias written in Slovene.
- Enciklopedija Slovenije
- Slovene Wikipedia (slovenska Wikipedija)
[edit] Spanish
Encyclopedias written in Spanish.
- Diccionario Enciclopédico Espasa
- Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano de Literatura, Ciencias y Artes: Barcelona, Montaner y Simón, 1887–1899, reprints and appendices up to 1910. Wonderful and very readable articles, many of them written by known Spanish scholars of the day. Reprinted by the London editor Walter M. Jackson (C. H. Simonds Company, Impresores, Boston, Estados Unidos de Norte América). See reference at http://www.filosofia.org/enc/eha/eha.htm
- El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud, published by Grolier in 20 volumes
- Enciclopedia Encarta
- Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana; the biggest encyclopedia of its time. Also known as Enciclopedia Espasa o Enciclopedia Espasa-Calpe
- Enciclopedia Labor
- Enciclopedia Libre Universal also known as Enciclopedia Libre
- Monitor: enciclopedia Salvat para todos, 13 volumes, 1965–70
- Gran enciclopedia planeta, 20 volumes, DVD and on-line encyclopedia, 2004
- Nueva enciclopedia Durvan
- Nueva enciclopedia cumbre, published by Grolier in 14 volumes and available online.
- Enciclopedia Universal Micronet
- Gran Enciclopedia de Andalucía
- Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa
- Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana
- Gran Enciclopedia Extremeña
- Gran Enciclopedia Gallega
- Spanish Wikipedia (Wikipedia en español)
[edit] Swedish
Encyclopedias written in Swedish.
- Nordisk familjebok (1876–1899; 2nd ed. 1904–1926)
- Nordisk familjebok (editions 2-4 of 20+ volumes each, 1904–1957)
- Svensk uppslagsbok (2 editions, 31 and 32 volumes, 1929–1955)
- Kunskapens bok (6 editions, 8 or 9 volumes each, 1937–1959)
- Focus (5 volumes, 1958–1960, introducing a new era of smaller modular encyclopedias, several later editions)
- Bra böckers lexikon (4 editions of 25 volumes each, 1973–1995)
- Bonniers familjelexikon (20 volumes, 1983–1986)
- Nationalencyklopedin (20 volumes, 1989–1996)
- Lexikon 2000 (25 volumes, 1995)
- Susning.nu (a Swedish online wiki started in 2001, anyone-to-edit encyclopedia until 2004, shut down in 2009)
- Swedish Wikipedia (Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia)
- Svenska uppslagsverk, a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander
[edit] Tajik
Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.
[edit] Tamil
Encyclopedia written in Tamil.
- Encyclopædia Britannica (28000 articles. A three-volume encyclopaedia of selected articles from the Englsih version and special articles on Tamil culture and history. In Tamil பிரிட்டானிக்கா தகவல் களஞ்சியம்)
- Islamic Encyclopaedia (written by Abdul Raheem. In Tamil இஸ்லாமியக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
- Encyclopaedia of Herbs (மூலிகைக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
[edit] Turkish
Encyclopedias written in Turkish
[edit] Turkmen
Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen.
[edit] Urdu
Encyclopedias written in Urdu
- Mohazzabul Lughat India
- Shahkar Islami Encyclopedia
- Shahkar Encyclopedia Pakistan
- Shahkar Encyclopedia Falakiat (Encyclopedia Astronomy)
- Shahkar Encyclopedia Ijadat (Encyclopedia Inventions)
[edit] Ukrainian
Encyclopedias written in Ukrainian.
- Encyclopedia of Ukraine (Енциклопедія українознавства)
- Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Українська радянська енциклопедія)
- Universal Encyclopedic Dictionary (Універсальний словник-енциклопедія, 1999, last updated in 2006)
- Ukrainian Wikipedia (Українська Вікіпедія)
[edit] Uzbek
Encyclopedias translated into Uzbek
[edit] Vietnamese
Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.
[edit] Welsh
Encyclopedias written in Welsh.
- Gwyddoniadur Cymru yr Academi Gymreig (also in English)