List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This is a list of notable

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General knowledge

Catalan

Chinese

Czech

  • Riegrův slovník naučný – first Czech encyclopedia published in 1860–1874 with 11 volumes, supplement vol. in 1890, online)
  • Otto's encyclopedia – largest Czech-language encyclopedia published between 1888 and 1908 (28 vols) and 1930–1943 (12 vols, incomplete). Volumes 1–28 online
  • Příruční slovník naučný – first post-war encyclopedia. With strong communist ideology. Four volumes, 1962–1967.
  • Malá československá encklopedieSmall Czechoslovak encyclopedia, it was supposed to be forerunner to Great Czechoslovak encyclopedia that was never published, 6 volumes, 1984–1987.
  • Diderot (8 volumes, 1999–2000)
  • Universum (10 volumes, 1999–2001)
  • Czech Wikipedia (2002–)

Danish

Dutch

English

French

German

Italian

  • Treccani – also known as Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti

Latin

Persian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

  • Brockhaus and Efron – imperial encyclopedia in 86 volumes
  • Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Большая Советская Энциклопедия) – second largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia in Russian; there were three editions; the third edition of 1969–78 contains 30 volumes
  • Great Russian Encyclopedia – universal Russian encyclopedia, completed in 36 volumes (2004–2017)

Slovak

  • Slovenský náučný slovník. 3 volumes 1932. First general encyclopedia in Slovak language.
  • Pyramída. Published between 1971 and 1990 in journal form (224 issues).
  • Malá slovenská encyklopédia. 1 volume 1993
  • Encyclopaedia Beliana. 20 planned volumes, 1999–, 9 volumes published as of 2021
  • Všeobecný encyklopedický slovník. 2002, four volumes
  • Slovak Wikipedia. 2003–
  • Univerzum – všeobecná obrazová encyklopédia A – Ž. 1 volume, 2011

Slovenian

  • Enciklopedija Slovenije

Spanish

  • Enciclopedia Libre Universal (also known as Enciclopedia Libre) – project to create a Spanish encyclopedia using wiki software, released under the GFDL
  • Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana – largest encyclopedia of its time; also known as Enciclopedia Espasa o Enciclopedia Espasa-Calpe

Swedish

  • Nationalencyklopedin – encyclopedia in Swedish
  • Susning.nu – project to create a Swedish-language encyclopedia using wiki software; an anyone-can-edit encyclopedia until 2004; shut down in 2009

Turkish

Ukrainian

  • Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Українська радянська енциклопедія) – encyclopedia in Ukrainian; its first edition was 17 volumes

Multiple languages

  • Microsoft Encarta – computer-based encyclopedia published by Microsoft, now discontinued
  • Wikipedia – world's largest free encyclopedia; a project to create a comprehensive encyclopedia using wiki software

Specialized encyclopedias

National, regional, ethnic or cultural

Australia

Austria

  • aeiou Encyclopedia
    (1996ff.)

Bangladesh

  • Banglapedia – 10 volumes published in 2003; bilingual; English and Bengali

Brazil

Canada

Croatia

  • Hrvatska opća enciklopedija
    (started in 1999 – 7th vol. 2005 of 11)

Ethiopia

Germany

Iceland

Iran

Italy

  • Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Malaysia

  • The Encyclopedia of Malaysia
    – published from 1998 to 2007

Morocco

  • Arabic
    : معلمة المغرب) – published between 1989 and 2006 totaling 27 volumes.

New Zealand

Poland

  • Encyklopedia Polski
    (Encyclopedia of Poland) – 2005, 10 volumes

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

  • Enciklopedija Slovenije
    – published in 1987–2002

Sweden

Ukraine

  • Encyclopedia of Ukraine – English five-volume version of the Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Studies
  • Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine – online version of the Encyclopedia of Ukraine[1]
  • Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine – multi-volume comprehensive encyclopedia about Ukraine from the 20th and 21st centuries[2]

United Kingdom

United States

Yugoslavia

  • Enciklopedija Jugoslavije
  • Opća enciklopedija JLZ
    (1977–82)

Field

Art and architecture

Entertainment

Environmental science

  • Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) – electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society
  • Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) – sponsored by UNESCO—an interdisciplinary encyclopedia, inspired by the sustainable development movement

Fashion and dress

Fiction

History and biography

Law

International and comparative law

Library and Information Science

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences

Literature

Mathematics

Medicine

Music

Nautical

  • List of nautical dictionaries

Philosophy

Religion

Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism

Science

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Social sciences

Economics

Sports

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home, Encyclopedia of Ukraine". Encyclopediaofukraine.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Енциклопедія Сучасної України". Esu.com.ua. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2016.