List of encyclopedias by language

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This is a list of encyclopedias sorted by language. For other sorting criteria, see List of encyclopedias.

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[edit] Albanian

Encyclopedias written in Albanian.

[edit] Arabic

Encyclopedias written in Arabic.

  • Global Arabic Encyclopedia (1992–...)[1](الموسوعة العربية العالمية)
  • Arab Ecyclopedia [2] (الموسوعة العربية)
  • Arabic Wikipedia (ويكيبيديا العربية)

[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)

[edit] Catalan

Encyclopedias written in Catalan.

  • Catalan Ecyclopedia [3] (Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana)

[edit] Chinese

Encyclopedias written in Chinese.

Main article: Chinese encyclopedias

[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)
  • Tehnička enciklopedija (1963-1997) (Technical Encyclopedia)
  • Croatian Wikipedia (Wikipedija na hrvatskom jeziku)

[edit] Danish

Encyclopedias written in Danish.

[edit] Dutch

Encyclopedias written in Dutch.

[edit] English

Encyclopedias written in English.

[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] French

Encyclopedias written in French.

Dictionnaires généraux, universels, encyclopédiques, et autres… A bibliography of French encyclopedias up to Larousse.

[edit] German

Encyclopedias written in German.

[edit] Greek

Encyclopedias written in Greek.

  • Helios (Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν, Ήλιος), (1950)
  • Papyrus - Larousse – Britannica (Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάννικα) (1975–2004)

[edit] Hindi

Encyclopedias written in Hindi.

  • Encyclopedia Britanica in Hindi (इनसाक्लोपिडिया ब्रिटानिका)
  • Hindi Wikipedia

[edit] Italian

Encyclopedias written in Italian.

[edit] Japanese

Encyclopedias written in Japanese.

Main article: Japanese encyclopedias

[edit] Korean

Encyclopedias written in Korean.

[edit] Latvian

Encyclopedias written in Latvian.

[edit] Lithuanian

Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.

Main article: Lithuanian encyclopedias

[edit] Norwegian

Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.

[edit] Persian

Encyclopedias written in Persian.

[edit] Portuguese

Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.

  • Biblioteca Universal - Published by Texto Editora (paper, multimedia and Online) [4]
  • Diciopédia - Published by Porto Editora (Multimedia and Online) [5]
  • Infopédia - Published by Porto Editora (Online) [6]
  • Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira (since 1936) - 40 Volumes

[edit] Russian

Encyclopedias written in Russian.

[edit] Serbian

Encyclopedia written in Serbian.

[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
  • Enciclopedia Salvat
  • Gran enciclopedia planeta, 20 volume, DVD and on-line encyclopedia, 2004
  • Nueva enciclopedia Durvan
  • Nueva enciclopedia cumbre, published by Grolier in 14 volumes and available online.
  • Spanish Wikipedia (Wikipedia en español)

[edit] Slovene

Encyclopedias written in Slovene.

[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)
  • Swedish Wikipedia (Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia)
  • Svenska uppslagsverk, a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander
See also: :Category:Swedish encyclopedias

[edit] Ukraine