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padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1839–1984</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data">Germany</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/848096109">848096109</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Konversations-Lexikon</i></span></b> or <b><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Lexikon</i></span></b> was a major encyclopedia in the German language that existed in various editions, and by several titles, from 1839 to 1984, when it merged with the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Brockhaus_Enzyklop%C3%A4die" title="Brockhaus Enzyklopädie">Brockhaus Enzyklopädie</a></i></span>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Meyer_(publisher)" title="Joseph Meyer (publisher)">Joseph Meyer</a> (1796–1856), who had founded the publishing house <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Bibliographisches_Institut" title="Bibliographisches Institut">Bibliographisches Institut</a></i></span> in 1826, intended to issue a universal encyclopaedia meant for a broad public: people having a general knowledge as well as businessmen, <a href="/wiki/Technician" title="Technician">technicians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scholar" title="Scholar">scholars</a>, considering contemporary works like those of <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Heinrich_August_Pierer" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinrich August Pierer">Pierer</a></i></span> and <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Arnold_Brockhaus" title="Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus">Brockhaus</a></i></span> to be <a href="/wiki/Superficiality" title="Superficiality">superficial</a> or <a href="/wiki/Obsolescence" title="Obsolescence">obsolete</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="First_edition">First edition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: First edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2020_11_04_004_Meyers_Konversations_Lexikon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2020_11_04_004_Meyers_Konversations_Lexikon.jpg/400px-2020_11_04_004_Meyers_Konversations_Lexikon.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2020_11_04_004_Meyers_Konversations_Lexikon.jpg/600px-2020_11_04_004_Meyers_Konversations_Lexikon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2020_11_04_004_Meyers_Konversations_Lexikon.jpg/800px-2020_11_04_004_Meyers_Konversations_Lexikon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4204" data-file-height="1189" /></a><figcaption>Volumes of the 4th edition (1885–1890)</figcaption></figure> <p>The first part of <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Das Grosse Conversations-Lexikon für die gebildeten Stände</i></span></i> ("Great encyclopaedia for the educated classes") appeared in October 1839. In contrast to its contemporaries, it contained maps and illustrations with the text. </p><p>There is no indication of the planned number of volumes or a time limit for this project, but little headway had been made by the otherwise dynamic <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyer</i></span>. After six years, 14 volumes had appeared, covering only one fifth of the alphabet. Another six years passed before the last (46th) volume was published. Six supplementary volumes finally finished the work in 1855. Ultimately numbering 52 volumes, <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Das Grosse Conversations-Lexikon für die gebildeten Stände</i></span></i> was the most comprehensive completed German encyclopedia of the 19th century, also called <i>"<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">der Wunder-Meyer</i></span>"</i> (The marvellous Meyer). The complete set was reprinted 1858–59.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_editions">Later editions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Later editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The son of <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Joseph Meyer</i></span>, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Hermann Julius</i></span> (1826–1909), published the next edition (which is officially the first), entitled <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Neues Conversations-Lexikon für alle Stände</i></span>, 1857–60, that would only count 15 volumes. To avoid a long-time project, subscribers were promised it would be completed within three years, and all volumes appearing later would be given free. Of course, it was finished right on time. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Karte_Warschau_MKL1888.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Karte_Warschau_MKL1888.png/250px-Karte_Warschau_MKL1888.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Karte_Warschau_MKL1888.png/375px-Karte_Warschau_MKL1888.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Karte_Warschau_MKL1888.png/500px-Karte_Warschau_MKL1888.png 2x" data-file-width="734" data-file-height="644" /></a><figcaption>Map of <a href="/wiki/Warsaw" title="Warsaw">Warsaw</a>, from the 4th edition (1888)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meyers_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Meyers_map.jpg/250px-Meyers_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Meyers_map.jpg/375px-Meyers_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Meyers_map.jpg/500px-Meyers_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1625" /></a><figcaption>Ethnographic map of the world, from the 4th edition</figcaption></figure> <p>The 2nd edition, <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Neues Konversations-Lexikon, ein Wörterbuch des allgemeinen Wissens</i></span></i>, appeared 1861–67; the 3rd edition, now from <a href="/wiki/Leipzig" title="Leipzig">Leipzig</a>, was issued as <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Eine Encyklopädie des allgemeinen Wissens</i></span></i> 1874–78; both had 15 volumes. </p><p>The 4th edition, consisting of 16 volumes, appeared in 1885–90, with 2 supplements of update pages, volume 17 (1891) and volume 18 (1892). The 5th edition had 17 volumes, <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens</i></span></i>, 1893 to 1897. This edition sold no less than 233,000 sets. </p><p>The 6th edition, entitled <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon</i></span></i>, was published 1902–08. It had 20 volumes, and the largest sale of all <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyer</i></span> editions, with 240,000 sets. The <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> prevented an even bigger success. There was also the small 1908 edition, <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Kleines Konversations-Lexikon</i></span></i>. </p><p>The 6th edition of the encyclopedia, and all previous editions, are in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> in Germany, the United States, and all countries where the copyright term of anonymous or pseudonymous works is 100 years or fewer since publication. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Wars_and_destruction">World Wars and destruction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: World Wars and destruction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 7th and 8th editions were both briefly named <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Lexikon</i></span></i>. The 7th edition counted only 12 volumes, due to the <a href="/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic" title="Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic">economic depression</a> of the 1920s. It appeared in 1924–30. It came with a condensed single-volume version known as the <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Meyers_Blitz-Lexikon" title="Meyers Blitz-Lexikon">Blitz-Lexikon</a></i></span></i>. </p><p>The 8th edition (1936–42) remained incomplete due to wartime circumstances: out of 12 planned volumes only volumes number 1 through 9 plus the <a href="/wiki/Atlas" title="Atlas">atlas</a> volume number 12 could be issued. Due to its brown binding in addition to the fact that it was filtered through the <a href="/wiki/Nazism" title="Nazism">Nazi</a> <a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Nazi_Germany" title="Censorship in Nazi Germany">censorship</a> it has come to be known as <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Der Braune Meyer</i></span></i> ("The Brown Meyer"), as <a href="/wiki/Political_colour#Brown" title="Political colour">brown became the colour</a> associated with the Nazis. </p><p>The buildings of the company were completely destroyed by the <a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Leipzig_in_World_War_II" title="Bombing of Leipzig in World War II">bombing raids on Leipzig</a> in 1943–44 and the company itself <a href="/wiki/Expropriation" class="mw-redirect" title="Expropriation">expropriated in 1946 without compensation</a>. In 1953 the place of business was moved to <a href="/wiki/Mannheim" title="Mannheim">Mannheim</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bibliographisches Institut <a href="/wiki/Aktiengesellschaft" title="Aktiengesellschaft">AG</a></i></span>); a "<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Volkseigener_Betrieb" title="Volkseigener Betrieb">VEB</a> Bibliographisches Institut</i></span>" remained in Leipzig. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="9th_edition_and_Neues_Lexikon">9th edition and <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Neues Lexikon</i></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 9th edition and Neues Lexikon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 9th edition, now from Mannheim, entitled <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Enzyklopädisches Lexikon in 25 Bänden</i></span></i> (in 25 volumes), appeared in 1971–79. Just like the first, this final <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Mannheim</i></span> edition was the most comprehensive German encyclopaedia of the century. </p><p>From Leipzig (then in <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a>) came <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meyers Neues Lexikon</i></span></i> (1961–64, 8 volumes; 2nd edition 1971–78, 18 volumes), embedded in the <a href="/wiki/Marxist" class="mw-redirect" title="Marxist">Marxist</a> ideology. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Merger_with_Brockhaus">Merger with <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Brockhaus</i></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Merger with Brockhaus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1984, the <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bibliographisches Institut Mannheim</i></span></i> amalgamated with its biggest competitor in field of reference books <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">F.A. Brockhaus</i></span></i> of <a href="/wiki/Wiesbaden" title="Wiesbaden">Wiesbaden</a>, in a so-called <i>"<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Elefantenhochzeit</i></span>"</i> (wedding of elephants). Being aware that the new firm's program did not provide room for two similar works of this magnitude, it was decided that the big serial reference works coming from Mannheim would henceforth be marketed under the name of <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Brockhaus</i></span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_encyclopedias_by_branch_of_knowledge" title="List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge">List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lexikon-und-enzyklopaedie.de/Meyers-Konversations-Lexikon-1-Auflage/">"Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 1. 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Druck und Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts. 1840–1852.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Grosse+Conversations-Lexicon+f%C3%BCr+die+gebildeten+St%C3%A4nde&rft.pub=Druck+und+Verlag+des+Bibliographischen+Instituts&rft.date=1840%2F1852&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.hathitrust.org%2FRecord%2F011545034&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMeyers+Konversations-Lexikon" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008919703"><i>Meyers Grosses Konversations-Lexikon</i></a> (in German) (6th ed.). 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