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Johann Samuel Ersch

German bibliographer

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founding of “Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste”

  • In Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste

    Founded by a German bibliographer, Johann Samuel Ersch, who began work on it in 1813, the Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste is noteworthy for containing the longest known encyclopaedia article—the article about Greece, covering 3,668 pages in volumes 80–87. The signed articles of the work were written by leading…

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