List of encyclopedias and lexicons in German
The list of encyclopedias and lexicons in German contains overview information on old and new encyclopedias and lexica from German-speaking countries.
General encyclopedias and dictionaries
- General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts
- General Lexicon of Arts and Sciences
- Bertelsmann Lexikothek
- Bertelsmann Universal Lexicon
- Brockhaus encyclopedia
- The Wikipedia lexicon in one volume
- The Lexicon of Time
- The little Brockhaus
- The new Brockhaus
- German Encyclopedia
- German-language Wikipedia
- The culture of the present
- Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts
- Herder's Conversations Lexicon
- Historical lexicon of Switzerland
- Historical lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Knaurs Konversationslexikon
- LexiROM
- Meyer's Blitz-Lexikon
- Meyer's Small Conversation Lexicon
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
- Meyer's memo
- Microsoft Encarta
- Munzinger archive
- Newly increased historical and geographic general lexicon
- Economic Encyclopedia
- Real state and newspaper lexicon
- Universal lexicon of the present and the past
Bibliographical reference works
Biographical reference works
Examples
- General German biography
- General scholarly lexicon
- General artist lexicon
- Old Prussian biography
- Baden biographies
- Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online
- Biographical-Bibliographical Church Lexicon
- Biographical lexicon of the Austrian Empire
- Biographical Lexicon of Socialism
- Biographical lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck
- Biographical lexicon of the Third Reich
- Biographical State Handbook
- Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon
- Biography of Bremen in the nineteenth century
- The German Guide Lexicon
- The personal lexicon for the Third Reich
- German pharmacist biography
- German Biographical Encyclopedia
- The book printers of the 16th and 17th centuries in the German-speaking area
- Egerländer Biographical Lexicon
- Five thousand heads. Who had which role in the third Reich
- History of the German labor movement. Biographical Lexicon
- Historian in Central Germany
- Great Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia
- Large song dictionary
- Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon
- Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland ; now the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland
- Michael Sachs, Gabriele Rudolf, Andreas Kutschelis: Historical medical dictionary for Silesia. Biographical-bibliographical lexicon of Silesian doctors and surgeons (surgeons). Wunstorf / Frankfurt am Main / Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 1997 ff.
- Hübner's Who is Who
- Poggendorff - Biographical-literary concise dictionary for the history of the exact sciences
- Contemporary composers
- Artists - Critical Lexicon of Contemporary Art
- Artist's lexicon of antiquity
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar
- Kürschner's Folk Handbook
- Lexicon of eminent chemists
- Lexicon of the Righteous Among the Nations
- Lexicon of Jews in Music
- Lexicon of German-Jewish authors
- Lexicon of Westphalian authors
- Linguist's Handbook
- Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon
- Man for man
- Meyer's handbook on literature. A lexicon of poets and writers of all literatures . Bibliographical Institute, Mannheim, Vienna, Zurich 1970.
- Metzler-Kunsthistoriker-Lexikon
- Metzler Lexicon of English-speaking authors
- New German biography
- Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950
- Lexicon of persons from 19th century teachers
- Dictionary of persons on Christian archeology
- Swiss biographical archive
- Soldier leadership
- Who is who? (since 1951); before who is it? (1905-1935)
- Who was who in the GDR?
Specialist dictionaries
Egyptology
Antiquity / Antiquity
- Extensive lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology
- Little Pauly
- The new Pauly
- Old World Lexicon
- Lexicon of antiquity
- Real-Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquities ("Pauly-Wissowa", "The Great Pauly")
- Real Lexicon of Germanic Antiquity
- Real dictionary of classical antiquity for grammar schools
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
biochemistry
- Peter Reuter: Pocket Dictionary of Biochemistry, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Boston, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-7643-6197-2
biology
- Brehm's animal life
- Grzimek's animal life
- Historical dictionary of biology: history and theory of basic biological concepts
- Lexicon of Biology
- Rudolf Schubert , Günther Wagner: Botanical Dictionary , Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8252-1476-1
- Fritz Clemens Werner : Word elements of Latin-Greek technical terms in the biological sciences , Suhrkamp Taschenbuch 64, 7th edition, Frankfurt / Main 1997, ISBN 3-518-36564-9
Byzantine Studies
chemistry
- Beilstein's Handbook of Organic Chemistry
- Gmelin's Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry
- Houben-Weyl , Methods of Organic Chemistry
- Römpp Lexicon Chemistry
- Römpp Lexicon Natural Products
- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Technical Chemistry
- Winnacker-Küchler: Chemical technology
Printing
- Birgit Althaus: The book dictionary - reference work for book makers and book lovers , area verlag gmbh, Erftstadt 2004, ISBN 3-89996-256-7
Movie and TV
- CineGraph - Lexicon for German-language film
- The television dictionary
- The film's great personal dictionary
- Lexicon of international film
Women
- Ladies Conversations Lexicon
- Women's Lexicon
- Lexicon of women
- CHF Hartmann (Ed.): Women's Encyclopedia. A manual and auxiliary book for home and family, for teaching and instructing the female life and work. Flemming, Glogau / Leipzig 1852–1855.
Soccer
genealogy
German Linguistics
- German dictionary
- Swiss Idioticon
- Duden
- Etymological dictionary of the German language
- Lexicon of old Germanic names
- Lexicon of the proverbial idioms
- Wanders German Proverbs Lexicon
Historical sciences
- The big Ploetz
- The place of terror
- German Colonial Lexicon
- Encyclopedia of Modern Times
- Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. The persecution and murder of the European Jews
- Encyclopedia of National Socialism
- Encyclopedia of German History
- Basic historical terms: Historical lexicon on the political-social language in Germany
- Historical lexicon of Switzerland
- Lexicon of German History
- Historical lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Lexicon of the Middle Ages
- Lexicon on the persecution of homosexuals 1933–1945
Home dictionaries
Radio plays
Judaic Studies
Cook
art
- General encyclopedia of fine artists from antiquity to the present ("Thieme-Becker")
- Fine arts in Vorarlberg 1945–2005
- Dressler's art manual
- Lexicon of Christian Iconography
- Lexicon of illustration in German-speaking countries since 1945
- Real Lexicon on German Art History
- SIKART lexicon on art in Switzerland
Country and region-specific lexicons
- General Helvetic, Federal, or Swiss Lexicon
- Augsburg city dictionary
- Austria Forum
- Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon
- The Great Bremen Lexicon
- The Wroclaw Lexicon
- The Austro-Hungarian monarchy in words and pictures
- Erlanger City Lexicon
- Eschwege Lexicon
- Frankfurt Biography (online edition of the Frankfurter Personenlexikon )
- Geographical lexicon of Switzerland
- Handbook of Historic Places
- Hanover. Art and culture lexicon
- Historical lexicon of Bavaria
- Historical lexicon of Switzerland
- Lexicon of Swiss municipality names
- Historical lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Lexicon for Austria
- Memorabilia Tigurina
- Meyers Orts- und Verkehrslexikon
- Lower Saxony Lexicon
- Lower Saxony Lexicon
- Austria Lexicon
- City Lexicon Darmstadt
- City Lexicon Dresden
- City Lexicon Hanover
- City Lexicon Nuremberg
- Radebeul city dictionary
- swissworld
- Weimar. Lexicon on city history
- Wendland Lexicon
linguistics
literature
- Drama Lexicon of the 18th Century
- German Literature Lexicon
- The German literature of the Middle Ages. Author Lexicon
- Killy literary dictionary
- Kindler's Literature Lexicon
- Small dictionary of world literature
- Critical lexicon for contemporary German literature
- Critical lexicon for contemporary foreign language literature
- Kürschner's German Literature Calendar
- Lexicon of world literature
- Lexicon of the early Greek epic
- Real Lexicon of German Literary Studies
- Reclam's Crime Encyclopedia
mathematics
medicine
- Deximed
- Pschyrembel
- Michael Sachs, Gabriele Rudolf, Andreas Kutschelis: Historical medical dictionary for Silesia. Biographical-bibliographical lexicon of Silesian doctors and surgeons (surgeons). Wunstorf / Frankfurt am Main / Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 1997 ff.
microbiology
- Dictionary of Microbiology , Herbert Weber (Ed.), Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena 1997, ISBN 3-437-35040-4
music
- The music in the past and present
- Concise dictionary of musical terminology
- Austrian music lexicon
- Reclam's jazz guide
- Reclam's piano music guide
- Reclam's concert guide
- Reclam's song guide
- Riemann music dictionary
Musical theater
- Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater
- Reclam's musical guide
- Reclam's operetta guide
- Reclam's opera guide
Eastern Europe
pharmacy
philosophy
- Outline of the history of philosophy
- Concise dictionary of German superstition
- Historical dictionary of philosophy
- Historical dictionary of rhetoric
- Historical-critical dictionary of Marxism
politics
Postal services
psychology
Jurisprudence
Political Science
Student associations
Sports
technology
theatre
Theology and religious studies
typography
Folklore
- Encyclopedia of Fairy Tales
- Concise dictionary of German superstition
- Historical-critical song dictionary
Commodity
Economics
- Encyclopedia of Business Administration
- Concise dictionary of economics
- Gabler Economic Lexicon
- Economic Encyclopedia