List of 20th-century general encyclopedias

English language

See also: List of 20th-century general encyclopedias in English

Arabic

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Arabic

• Global Arabic Encyclopedia (1996)
• Arab Encyclopedia (1998)

Azeri

• Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia (1976)

Belarusian

• Byelorussian Soviet Encyclopedia (1969)

Catalan

• Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (1968)

Croatian

• General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (1977)
• Croatian Encyclopedia (1999)

Czech

• Masarykův slovník naučný (7 volumes, 1925–1933)
• B. Kočího Malý slovník naučný (2 volumes, 1925–1929, online)
• Nový velký ilustrovaný Slovník naučný (22 volumes, 1929–1934, online)
• Komenského slovník naučný (10 volumes, 1937–1938)
• Příruční slovník naučný (PSN, 4 volumes, 1962–1967)
• Malý encyklopedický slovník A-Ž (1 volume, 1972)
• Ilustrovaný encyklopedický slovník (IES, 3 volumes, 1980–1982)
• Malá československá encklopedie (MČSE, 6 volumes, 1984–1987)
• Diderot (8 volumes, 1999–2000)
• Universum (10 volumes, 1999–2001)
• Czech Wikipedia (2002–)

Danish

• Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (1994)

Dutch

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Dutch

• Oosthoek (1907)
• Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie (1946)
• Grote Nederlandse Larousse Encyclopedie (1971)
• Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie (1974)

Finnish

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Finnish

• Tietosanakirja (1909)
• Pieni tietosanakirja (1925)
• Uusi tietosanakirja (1960)
• Facta (1969)

French

Further information: List of encyclopedias in French

• Petit Larousse (1905)
• Nouvelle Encyclopédie autodidactique illustrée d'enseignement moderne (1922)
• Encyclopédie française (1935)
• Grand Larousse encyclopédique (1960)
• Encyclopedie universelle (1961)
• Encyclopedie Internationale Focus (1963)
• Quid (1963)
• Encyclopædia Universalis (1966)
• Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse (1982)

Georgian

• Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia (1965)

German

Further information: List of encyclopedias in German

• Habbels Konversations-Lexikon (1912)
• Meyers Blitz-Lexikon (1924)
• Der Kleine Beckmann (1927)
• Jedermann's Lexikon (1929)

Greek

• Great Greek Encyclopedia (1926)
• Helios (1945)

Gujarati

• Bhagavadgomandal (1940)
• Gujarati Vishwakosh (1985)

Hebrew

• Encyclopaedia Hebraica (1948)

Icelandic

• Icelandic Encyclopedia A–Ö (1990)

Italian

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Italian

• Chirone : piccola enciclopedia metodica italiana (1914)
• Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (1929)
• Enciclopedia Disney (1970)

Japanese

• Heibonsha World Encyclopedia (1988)

Kazakh

• Kazakh Soviet Encyclopedia (1972)

Korean

• Doosan Encyclopedia (1982)

Kyrgyz

• Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia (1976)

Latvian

• Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia (1981)

Marathi

• Maharashtriya Jnanakosha (1916)
• Marathi Vishwakosh (1976)

Malayalam

• Sarvavijnanakosam (1972)

Norwegian

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Norwegian

• Norsk Allkunnebok (1948)
• Pax Leksikon (1978)
• Store norske leksikon (1978)

Persian

• Moin Encyclopedic Dictionary (1946)
• The Persian Encyclopedia (1966)

Polish

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Polish

• Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN (1962)
• WIEM Encyklopedia (mid-1990s)

Portuguese

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Portuguese

• Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira (1936)
• Enciclopédia Barsa (1964)

Romanian

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Romanian

• Dicționar enciclopedic român (1962)

Russian

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Russian

• Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926)

Slovak

• Slovenský náučný slovník . (1932)
• Pyramída . (1971–1990)
• Malá slovenská encyklopédia. (1993)
• Encyclopaedia Beliana . (1999–)
• Všeobecný encyklopedický slovník. (2002)
• Slovak Wikipedia . (2003–)
• Univerzum – všeobecná obrazová encyklopédia A - Ž. (2011)

Spanish

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Spanish

• Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908)
• El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud (1975)
• Great Aragonese Encyclopedia (1981)

Swedish

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Swedish

• Svensk uppslagsbok (1929)
• Focus (1958)
• Bra böckers lexikon (1973)
• Nationalencyklopedin (1980)
• Barnens lexikon (1981)

Tajik

• Tajik Soviet Encyclopedia (1978)

Tamil

• Tamil Encyclopedia (1954)

Turkish

• AnaBritannica (1986)

Ukrainian

Further information: List of encyclopedias in Ukrainian

Uzbek

• Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia (1971)