List of encyclopedias by language

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)

Estonian

Encyclopedias written in Estonian.

• Eesti Üleüldise teaduse raamat ehk encyklopädia konversationi-lexikon: by Karl August Hermann (1900–1906)
• Estonian Encyclopedia (1932–1937) (Eesti Entsüklopeedia, 1932–1937)
• Estonian Soviet Encyclopedia (Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia, 1968–1976)
• ENEKE (1982–1986)
• Estonian Encyclopedia (titled Estonian Soviet Encyclopedia until 1990)
• First phase 1985–1990: Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia (ENE)
• Second phase 1990–2006: Eesti entsüklopeedia (EE)
• Estonica
• TEA entsüklopeedia (2008)
• Estonian Wikipedia (2002)

Finnish

French

Galician

Encyclopedias written in Galician.

• Enciclopedia Galega Universal: on paper and online
• Gran Enciclopedia Galega Silverio Cañada: on paper and DVD
• Galician Wikipedia (Wikipedia en galego)

Georgian

Encyclopedias written in Georgian.

• Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia

German

Encyclopedias written in German.

• The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture (1886–1902)
• Bertelsmann Lexikothek (1967)
• Brockhaus Enzyklopädie: in print 1796–2006, online-only since 2014
• Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten (1796–1808; see Brockhaus)
• Der kleine Brockhaus (1925–1962, a shorter encyclopedia published by F. A. Brockhaus AG)
• Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon (1751–1754)
• Herders Konversations-Lexikon (1854–1857; 2nd ed. 1875–1879)
• Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1839–1855; 5th ed. 1893–1897)
• Oekonomische Encyklopädie (General System of State, City, Home and Agriculture) Editor Johann Georg Krünitz (242 Volumes 1773–1858)
• Pierers Universal-Lexikon (1824–1836; 7th ed. 1888–1893)
• German Wikipedia (Deutsche Wikipedia)

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)
• Helios: Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν, Ήλιος (1945)
• Papyrus Larousse Britannica: Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάννικα (1975–2004)
• Suda: historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world (10th century)
• Greek Wikipedia (Ελληνική Βικιπαίδεια)

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)

Hebrew

Encyclopedias written in Hebrew.

• Encyclopaedia Hebraica
• Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
• Encyclopaedia Biblica (Israel)
• Encyclopedia Talmudit
• Hebrew Wikipedia

Hindi

Encyclopedias written in Hindi.

Montenegrin

• Crnogorska Enciklopedija ("Montenegrin Encyclopedia"; online 2006–2008; defunct)

Serbian

Encyclopedias written in Serbian.

• Encyclopædia Britannica (2005 concise edition, Serbian translation)
• Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija (1985) (Мала Просветина Енциклопедија - "Prosveta's Small Encyclopedia")
• Srpska Porodična Enciklopedija (Српска Породична Енциклопедија - "Serbian Family Encyclopedia")
• Vojna Enciklopedija (Војна Енциклопедија - "Military Encyclopedia")
• Serbian Wikipedia (Википедија на српском језику; since 2003)

Sinhalese

Encyclopedias written in Sinhala.

• Sinhalese Encyclopaedia (සිංහල විශ්වකෝෂය)
• Sinhalese Wikipedia (සිංහල විකිපීඩියා)

Slovak

Encyclopedias written in Slovak.

• Slovenský náučný slovník. 3 volumes 1932. First general encyclopedia in Slovak language.
• Pyramída. Published between 1971 and 1990 in journal form (224 issues).
• Encyklopédia Slovenska. 6 volumes, 1977–1982. Focused on Slovakia.
• Malá slovenská encyklopédia. 1 volume 1993
• Encyclopaedia Beliana. 20 planned volumes, 1999–, 9 volumes published as of 2021
• VÅ¡eobecný encyklopedický slovník. 2002, four volumes
• Slovak Wikipedia. 2003–
• Univerzum – vÅ¡eobecná obrazová encyklopédia A - Ž. 1 volume, 2011

Slovene

Encyclopedias written in Slovene.

• Enciklopedija Slovenije
• Slovenski veliki leksikon (Mladinska knjiga, 2003–2005): set of 3 volumes: , ,
• Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Slovene language edition)
• Slovene Wikipedia (Slovenska Wikipedija)

Spanish

Encyclopedias written in Spanish.

Swedish

Tajik

Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.

• Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Tamil

Encyclopedias written in Tamil.

• Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Encyclopedia) (தமிழில் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்) - 10 volumes. 15,000 articles.
• Kulandaikal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Children's Encyclopedia) - 10 volumes
• Arivyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Science Encyclopedia) 19 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University)
• Vazviyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Humanities Encyclopedia) 15 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University)
• Marutuva Kalaikkaḷañciyam, (Medical Encyclopedia) - 14 volumes.
• Isai Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Music Encyclopedia) - 3 volumes
• Encyclopædia Britannica: 28,000 articles: a three-volume encyclopaedia of selected articles from the English version and special articles on Tamil culture and history (பிரிட்டானிக்கா தகவல் களஞ்சியம்)
• Encyclopaedia of Herbs (மூலிகைக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
• Islamic Encyclopaedia: written by Abdul Raheem (இஸ்லாமியக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
• Tamil Wikipedia: Currently has 1,38,627 articles on various fields; one of the main resources for articles in Tamil language

Telugu

Encyclopedias written in Telugu.

• Andhra Vignana Sarvasvam (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వము; 1912–1923)
• Andhra Vignanamu (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞానము; 7 volumes, 1938–1941)
• Telugu Wikipedia

Thai

Encyclopedias written in Thai.

• Ratchabandittayasathan Edition of Thai Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมไทย ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสภา; 30 volumes, 1956–2016)
• THAI JUNIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA FOUNDATION by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great (สารานุกรมไทยสำหรับเยาวชน โดยพระราชประสงค์ในพระบาทสมเด็จพระบรมชนกาธิเบศร มหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดชมหาราช บรมนาถบพิตร; 44 volumes on going, 1973–present)
• Thai Encyclopedia by Uthai Sindhusarn (สารานุกรมไทย โดย อุทัย สินธุสาร; 25 volumes, 1973–1979)
• Pajana-Saranukrom Chabab Tunsamai by Pluang Na Nakhon (พจนะ-สารานุกรมฉบับทันสมัย โดย เปลื้อง ณ นคร; 2 volumes, First is Thai Dictionary, Second is Encyclopedia, 1975)
• Thailand History Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมประวัติศาสตร์ไทย; 1974) and Thailand Cultural Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมวัฒนธรรมไทย) by So Playnoi (ส.พลายน้อย)
• Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Thai Edition (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ภาคภาษาไทย; 3 volumes, 2008)
• Thai Wikipedia

Turkish

Encyclopedias written in Turkish.

• Anabritannica

Turkmen

Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen.

• Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Ukrainian

Urdu

Encyclopedias written in Urdu.

• Bahar-e-Shariat
• Minhaj ul Muslimeen
• Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam
• Urdu Wikipedia

Uzbek

• Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia (1971–80; 14 vol.)
• Uzbek National Encyclopedia (2000–06; 12 vol.)

Vietnamese

Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.

• Lịch triều hiến chÆ°Æ¡ng loại chí
• Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thÆ° Việt Nam

Welsh

Encyclopedias written in Welsh.

• Encyclopaedia Cambrensis (Gwyddoniadur Cymraeg)
• Gwyddoniadur Cymru yr Academi Gymreig (also in English)

Yiddish

Encyclopedias written in Yiddish.

• Algemeyne Entsiklopedye
• Algemeyne Ilustrirte Entsiklopedye, David Goldblatt, 1920–1923 (not completed)
• Di Algemeyne Yidishe Entsiklopedye, Joseph Lurie and Ḥayyim Dov Horowitz, St. Petersburg, 1904 (not completed)
• Dertsiungs-Entsiklopedye (1957–59) (not completed)
• Di Ershte Algemeyne un Yudishe Hand-Entsiklopedye, Hillel Zeitlin, 1917 (not completed)
• Leksikon fun yidishn teater (first volume 1931, last volume 1969)
• Yidishe folks-entsiklopedye: far Yidishe religye, geshikhá¹­e, filozofye... un andere inyonim (יידישע פאלקס-ענציקלאפעדיע : פאר יידישע רעליגיע, געשיכטע, פילאזאפיע, ליטעראטור, ביאגראפיע, לענדער-קיבוצים און אנדערע ענינים) Ed. Symcha Petrushka, 1949.

See also

• Lists of encyclopedias

References