List of encyclopedias by language

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

Albanian

Encyclopedias written in Albanian.
*Albanian Wikipedia (Wikipedia shqip)

Arabic

Encyclopedias written in Arabic.

* Global Arabic Encyclopedia (1992–...) [http://www.mawsoah.net/] (الموسوعة العربية العالمية)
* Arab Ecyclopedia [http://www.arab-ency.com/] (الموسوعة العربية)
* Arabic Wikipedia (ويكيبيديا العربية)

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)

Catalan

Encyclopedias written in Catalan.

* Catalan Ecyclopedia [http://www.grec.cat/] (Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana)

Chinese

Encyclopedias written in Chinese.

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")

Danish

Encyclopedias written in Danish.

*"Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon"
*"Den Store Danske Encyklopædi"
*"Danish Wikipedia"

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")

English

Encyclopedias written in English.

*" [http://encyc.org Encyc.org] : online, collaborative encyclopedia based on wiki software
*"Encyclopaedia Americana", Francis Lieber (1829–1858)
*"Academic American Encyclopedia"
*"The Children's Encyclopedia", by Arthur Mee.
*"Collier's Encyclopedia"
*"Columbia Encyclopedia": a one-volume encyclopedia from Columbia University Press last published in 2000.
*"Cambridge Encyclopedia": a one-volume encyclopedia from Cambridge University Press last published in 1997.
*"Compton's Encyclopedia": 26 volume encyclopedia
*"Encyclopedia Americana": both a print work and currently a part of Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
*"Encyclopædia Biblica": published in 1899.
*"Encyclopædia Britannica": one of the best-known encyclopedias in English. See also the "1911 Encyclopedia Britannica".
*"Encyclopedia of Associations": a printed directory of associations and nonprofit groups published by Thomson Gale. Also available online as Associations Unlimited.
*"Funk and Wagnalls"
*"Groliers Encyclopedia"
*"Grolier Book of Knowledge": 20 volumes of equal length
*"New American Desk Encyclopedia": Small paperback encyclopedia last published in 1997
*"Oracle Encyclopædia": a five volume encyclopedia published in 1895
* The Poets' Encyclopedia edited by Michael Andre
*"Random House Encyclopedia": a one-volume encyclopedia from Random House last published in 1990
*"Pears Cyclopaedia": a one-volume encylopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom
*"The Penguin Encyclopedia": a one-volume encyclopedia published by the Penguin Group in 2002 and edited by David Crystal
*"World Book": designed for family use, World Book is the world's best selling print encyclopedia
* "New International Encyclopaedia" (1902–1927)
* "Collier's Encyclopedia" (1951–1998)
* "The Nuttall Encyclopaedia"
* "Dictionary of the Middle Ages" (1982–1989)
* English Wikipedia (2001)
* "Banglapedia", the national encyclopedia of Bangladesh

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" [http://www.estonica.org .]
*"TEA entsüklopeedia" (2008)

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)
*"Grand Larousse encyclopédique" (1960–1964)
*"Encyclopædia Universalis" (1968–....)
*"Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse"
*"Claude Augé Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré"
*"Encyclopaedia Britannica" translated into French
*French Wikipedia ("Wikipédia francophone") [http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/epc/langueXIX/numlarou/lar_3.htm Dictionnaires généraux, universels, encyclopédiques, et autres…] A bibliography of French encyclopedias up to Larousse.

German

Encyclopedias written in German.

*"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)
*German Wikipedia ("Deutsche Wikipedia")

Greek

Encyclopedias written in Greek.

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

Gujarati

Encyclopedias written in Gujarati.
*"Bhagvatgaumandal."Completed in late 19th century by Gondal maharaja Shree Bhagvatsinghji with the help of his education minister Chandulal Patel.

Hindi

Encyclopedias written in Hindi.
*Encyclopedia Britanica in Hindi (इनसाक्लोपिडिया ब्रिटानिका)
*Hindi Wikipedia
*CDAC Hindi Vishvakosh( [http://www.cdacnoida.in/vishwa/vishwa/HomePage.asp सीडैक हिन्दी विश्वकोश] )

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-

Italian

Encyclopedias written in Italian.

*"Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti" (1929-1960)
*"Dizionario enciclopedico italiano" (1955-)
*Italian Wikipedia ("Wikipedia in italiano")

Japanese

Encyclopedias written in Japanese.

Korean

Encyclopedias written in Korean.
* Doosan Encyclopedia
* Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
* Korean Wikipedia

Latvian

Encyclopedias written in Latvian.

*Latvian Wikipedia (2003)

Lithuanian

Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.

Norwegian

Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.

*"Store norske leksikon
*"Caplex
*Norwegian Wikipedia

Persian

Encyclopedias written in Persian.

*"Encyclopedia Iranica" (1979)
*"Treasure Box of Knowledge" (1993)
*"Encyclopedia of Sophistication" (2003)
*"Persian Wikipedia" (2004)
*"The Encyclopedia of Iranian Old Music" (2000)
*"Encyclopedia of Persian Language and Literature"
*"Encyclopedia of Iran and Islam"
*"Loghatnameh Dehkhoda"
*"The Persian Encyclopedia"

Portuguese

Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.
*"Biblioteca Universal" - Published by Texto Editora (paper, multimedia and Online) [http://www.universal.pt/]
*"Diciopédia" - Published by Porto Editora (Multimedia and Online) [http://www.diciopedia.pt/]
*"Infopédia" - Published by Porto Editora (Online) [http://www.infopedia.pt/]
*"Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira" (since 1936) - 40 Volumes

Russian

Encyclopedias written in Russian.

*"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")

erbian

Encyclopedia written in Serbian.

*General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute ("Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda"
*Serbian Wikipedia ("Википедија на српском језику")
*Vojna enciklopedija ("Military encyclopedia")
*Encyclopædia Britannica (concise edition, translated into Serbian)
*Srpska porodična enciklopedija (Serbian family encyclopedia)

inhalese

Encyclopedia written in Sinhala.

*Sinhalese Encyclopaedia (සිංහල විශ්වකෝෂය)

panish

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")

Slovak

*"Encyclopaedia Beliana"

lovene

Encyclopedias written in Slovene.

*Enciklopedija Slovenije
*Slovene Wikipedia ("Slovenska Wikipedija")

wedish

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")
* [http://www.svenskauppslagsverk.com/ Svenska uppslagsverk] , a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander

Ukraine

*Encyclopedias of Ukraine.
*Ukrainian Wikipedia

Welsh

*"Gwyddoniadur Cymru yr Academi Gymreig" (also in English)