# List of encyclopedias in German

This is a list of encyclopedias in the German language.
    Printed (paper)
    Digital (online)
    Both*
*This usually means that volumes of the encyclopaedia were originally printed on paper, but at some point (usually in the 1990s or early 2000s), the encyclopaedia has been digitised and made available in whole or in part in electronic form (usually online, but not necessarily). New entries may or may not be added, while old entries (originally printed) may or may not be updated. Usually, publication of paper-printed editions has been discontinued.
| Title in German | Title in English | Published |
| Abrogans | German Abrogans | c. 765–775 |
| Agent*In | Anti-Gender-Networks-Information | 2017 |
| Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste | General Encyclopaedia of Sciences and Arts | 1818–1889 |
| Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild | The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture | 1886–1902 |
| Brehms Tierleben | Brehm's Animal Life | 1864–1869 |
| Brockhaus Enzyklopädie | Brockhaus Encyclopaedia | 1796–present |
| Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten | Encyclopaedia with Special Regard to the Present Times | 1796–1808 |
| Der kleine Brockhaus | The Little Brockhaus | 1925–1961 |
| Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie | German Biographical Encyclopaedia | 1995–2008 |
| Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon | German Colonial Encyclopaedia | 1920, 2006 |
| Deutsches Theater-Lexikon | German Theatrical Encyclopaedia | 1953–2015 |
| Enzyklopädie des Lebens | Encyclopedia of Life | 2008–present |
| Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon | Evangelical Church Encyclopaedia | 1986–2003 |
| Enzyklopädie des Märchens | Encyclopedia of Fairy Tales | 1977–2015 |
| Die Ehre deß Hertzogthums Crain | The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola | 1689 |
| Glottopedia | Glottopedia | 2007–present |
| Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon aller Wissenschafften und Künste | Great Complete Encyclopedia of All Sciences and Arts | 1731–1754 |
| Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz | Historical Dictionary of Switzerland | 1998–present |
| Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein | Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein | 2013–present |
| Historisch-kritisches Wörterbuch des Marxismus | Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism | 1994–present |
| Killy Literaturlexikon: Autoren und Werke des deutschsprachigen Kulturraumes | Killy's Literary Encyclopaedia: Authors and Works of the German-Speaking Cultural Region | 1988–2012 |
| Kirchliches Handlexikon | Church Handbook | 1904–1912 |
| Encyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften | Klein's Encyclopedia of Mathematical Sciences | 1898–1933 |
| Klexikon (Kinder-Lexicon) | Klexikon (Children's Encyclopaedia) | 2014–present |
| Komponisten der Gegenwart | Contemporary Composers | 1992–present |
| Kürschners Deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender | Kürschner's Encyclopedia of German Scholars | 1925–2016 |
| Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender | Kürschner's Encyclopedia of German Literature | 1879–present |
| Kürschners Handbücher | Kürschners Handbooks | 1879–present |
| Lexikon der gesamten Technik | Encyclopaedia of all Technology | 1894–1972 |
| Lexikon des Mittelalters | Encyclopaedia of the Middle Ages | 1980–present |
| Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche | Lexicon of Theology and the Church | 1930–2001 |
| Meyers Blitz-Lexikon | Meyers Lightning-Encyclopaedia | 1928–1940 |
| Meyers Konversations-Lexikon | Meyers Encyclopaedia | 1839–1984 |
| Munzinger-Archiv | Munzinger Archive | 1913–present |
| Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart | Music in the Past and Present | 1949–present |
| Oeconomische Encyclopädie | Economic Encyclopaedia | 1773–1858 |
| Orbis Pictus | Orbis Pictus | 1658–1780 |
| Der Ort des Terrors | The Place of Terror | 2005–2009 |
| Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon | Austrian Music Lexicon | 2002–present |
| Real-Encyclopädie der classischen Alterthumswissenschaft | Practical Encyclopaedia of Classical Antiquity Studies | 1839–2012 |
| Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie | Practical Encyclopaedia of Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology | 1922–2018 |
| Riemann Musiklexikon | Riemann Music Encyclopaedia | 1882–2012 |
| Schweizer biographisches Archiv | Swiss Biographical Archive | 1952–1958 |
| Theologische Realenzyklopädie | Theological Practical Encyclopaedia | 1977–2004 |
| Verfasserlexikon | Author Encyclopaedia | 1933–2008 |
| Alemannischi Wikipedia | Alemannic Wikipedia | 2003–present |
| Deutschsprachige Wikipedia | German Wikipedia | 2001–present |
| Wikipedia op Ripoarisch Platt | Ripuarian Wikipedia | 2005–present |