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The Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography ( hr, Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža or LZMK) is

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's national

lexicographical Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines. It is the art of compiling dictionaries. * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries. * Theoreti ...

institution. Based in

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, it was originally established in 1950 as the national lexicographical institute of the

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. It was renamed after its founder, the Croatian writer

Miroslav Krleža Miroslav Krleža (; 7 July 1893 – 29 December 1981) was a Yugoslav and Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry (''Ba ...

, in 1983.

History

The institute was founded in 1950 as the Lexicographical Institute of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (''Leksikografski zavod FNRJ'') and was renamed the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (''Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod'', ''JLZ'') in 1964. Its founder and longtime director was writer

, with

Mate Ujević Mate Ujević (13 July 1901 – 6 January 1967) was a Croatian poet and encyclopedist. Life Ujević was born in Krivodol (part of Podbablje near Imotski) in the Kingdom of Dalmatia (present-day Croatia). He received his secondary education ...

as the chief editor. It was based in

, with branches in

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and

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. After Krleža's death in 1981, the institute was renamed as the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute "Miroslav Krleža" (''Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža"''). Following the

breakup of Yugoslavia The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

, it was renamed to its current name in 1991, becoming the national lexicographical institute of

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, situated in 26

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Street of Zagreb.

Publications

The institute employs numerous scientists in many areas of expertise and issues general and specific

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s as well as

map A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although ...

s and

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Some of the major encyclopedic works completed or started by the institute in its Yugoslav period until 1991 were: * ''

General Encyclopedia An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...

'' (''Opća enciklopedija'') – 1st ed. in 7 volumes (1955–64) as ''Encyclopedia of Lexicographical Institute'' (''Enciklopedija Leksikografskog zavoda''); 2nd ed. in 6 volumes (1966–69); 3rd ed. in 8 volumes (1977–82), supplemental, 9th volume in 1988 * ''

Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia The ''Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, Енциклопедија Југославије) was the national encyclopedia of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was published by th ...

'' (''Enciklopedija Jugoslavije'') – 1st ed. in 8 volumes (1955–71); 2nd ed. with 6 of projected 12 volumes published (1980–90), with additional volumes in Albanian, Macedonian, and Slovene * ''Encyclopedia of Forestry'' (''Šumarska enciklopedija'') – 1st ed. in 2 volumes (1959–63); 2nd ed. in 3 volumes (1980–87) * ''Encyclopedia of Music'' (''Muzička enciklopedija'') – 1st ed. in 2 volumes (1958–63); 2nd ed. in 3 volumes (1971–77) * ''Maritime Encyclopedia'' (''Pomorska enciklopedija'') – 1st ed. in 8 volumes (1954–64); 2nd ed. in 8 volumes (1972–89) * ''Medical Encyclopedia'' (''Medicinska enciklopedija'') – 1st ed. in 10 volumes (1957–65); 2nd ed. in 8 volumes (1967–86) * ''Encyclopedia of Fine Arts'' (''Enciklopedija likovnih umjetnosti'') – in 4 volumes (1959–66) * ''Encyclopedia of Agriculture'' (''Poljoprivredna enciklopedija'') – in 3 volumes (1967–73) * ''Encyclopedia of

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'' (''Enciklopedija fizičke kulture'') – in 2 volumes (1975–77) * ''Encyclopedia of Yugoslav Fine Arts'' (''Likovna enciklopedija Jugoslavije'') – in 2 volumes (1984–87) * ''Technical Encyclopedia'' (''Tehnička enciklopedija'') – in 13 volumes (1963–97) * ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (''Filmska enciklopedija'') – in 2 volumes (1986–90) The institute also published numerous lexicons such as: * ''Lexicon JLZ'' (''Leksikon JLZ'') – general lexicon (1974) * ''Lexicon of Yugoslav Music'' (''Leksikon jugoslavenske muzike'') – in 2 volumes (1984) * ''Sports Lexicon'' (''Sportski leksikon'') – 1984 * ''Maritime Lexicon'' (''Pomorski leksikon'') – 1990 One publication has spanned both the historical eras of Yugoslavia and Croatia, the ''

Croatian Biographical Lexicon ''Croatian Biographical Lexicon'' ( hr, Hrvatski biografski leksikon) is a multi-volume biographical and bibliographical encyclopedia in Croatian, published by the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. It contains biographies of prominent ...

'' (''Hrvatski biografski leksikon'') – which is still a work in progress, with 9 volumes published between 1983 and 2021. After 1991 the institute published several major works of the national interest for Croatia: * ''

Croatian Encyclopedia The ''Croatian Encyclopedia'' ( hr, Hrvatska enciklopedija) is a Croatian national encyclopedia published by the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Overview The project began in 1999, and it represents a fifth iteration of the encyclo ...

'' (''Hrvatska enciklopedija'') – general and national encyclopedia in 11 volumes (1999–2009) * ''The

Encyclopedia'' (''Krležijana'') – in 3 volumes (1993) * ''Encyclopedia of Croatian Art'' (''Enciklopedija hrvatske umjetnosti'') – 1st ed. in 2 volumes (1995–96); 2nd ed. in 8 volumes (2005) as ''Croatian Art Encyclopedia'' (''Hrvatska likovna enciklopedija'') * ''Dictionary of the Croatian Language'' (''Rječnik hrvatskoga jezika'') – 2000 * ''Atlas of Croatian History'' (''Hrvatski povijesni atlas'') – 1st ed. (2003); 2nd ed. (2018) * ''Istrian Encyclopedia'' (''Istarska enciklopedija'') – regional encyclopedia of

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in 1 volume (2005) * ''Croatian Literary Encyclopedia'' (''Hrvatska književna enciklopedija'') – in 4 volumes (2010–12) * ''Encyclopedia of

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'' (''Enciklopedija Hrvatskog Zagorja'') – regional encyclopedia of

in 1 volume (2017) It also continued to publish one-volume reference works: * ''Lexicon of Medicine'' (''Medicinski leksikon'') – 1992 * ''Lexicon of Economy'' (''Ekonomski leksikon'') – 1st ed. (1995); 2nd ed. (2011) * ''Croatian General Lexicon'' (''Hrvatski opći leksikon'') – 1st ed. (1996); 2nd ed. (2005); 3rd ed. (2012) * ''General Lexicon of Religion'' (''Opći religijski leksikon'') – 2002 * ''The Film Lexicon'' (''Filmski leksikon'') – 2003 * ''Lexicon of Soccer'' (''Nogometni leksikon'') – 2004 * ''Lexicon of

'' (''Zagrebački leksikon'') – in 2 volumes (2006) * ''Technical Lexicon'' (''Tehnički leksikon'') – 2007 * ''The Law Lexicon'' (''Pravni leksikon'') – 2007 * ''The

Marin Držić Marin Držić (; also ''Marino Darza'' or ''Marino Darsa''; 1508 – 2 May 1567) was a Croatian writer from Republic of Ragusa. He is considered to be one of the finest Renaissance playwrights and prose writers of Croatian literature. L ...

Lexicon'' (''Leksikon Marina Držića'') – 2009 * ''Lexicon of Fine Arts'' (''Likovni leksikon'') – 2014 * ''The

Ruđer Bošković Roger Joseph Boscovich ( hr, Ruđer Josip Bošković; ; it, Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich; la, Rogerius (Iosephus) Boscovicius; sr, Руђер Јосип Бошковић; 18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, ...

Lexicon'' (''Leksikon Ruđera Boškovića'') – 2011 * ''Lexicon of Philosophy'' (''Filozofski leksikon'') – 2012 * ''The Antun Gustav Matoš Lexicon'' (''Leksikon Antuna Gustava Matoša'') – 2015 * ''Lexicon of

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'' ('' Turopoljski leksikon'') – regional lexicon of

(2021)

Current projects

The institute now runs several major projects related to the

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, history and culture. These include: * online edition of the

a
Hrvatska enciklopedija
*

(since 1975) * Croatian Technical Encyclopedia, wit
the portal of Croatian Technical Heritage

Gallery

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References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miroslav Krleza Lexicographical Institute 1950 establishments in Yugoslavia Research institutes established in 1950 Lexicography Publishing companies of Croatia Croatian language Croatian culture Research institutes in Croatia Companies of Yugoslavia Yugoslav culture Companies based in Zagreb