Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute

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The Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, JLZ) was the national lexicographical institute of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

[edit] 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 as the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod) in 1964. Its longtime director was Miroslav Krleža, with Mate Ujević as the chief editor. It was situated in Zagreb, with branches in Ljubljana and Belgrade.

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

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was renamed as the Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute (Leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža") in 1991, which became the national lexicographical institute of Croatia.

[edit] Publications

The institute employed numerous scientists in many areas of expertise and issued general and specific reference works as well as maps and travel guides. Some notable works started or completed by the institute are:

• Enciklopedija Jugoslavije (Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia, 1st ed.: 8 volumes, 1955-1971; 2nd ed.: 6 of 12 planned volumes, 1980-1990)
• Pomorska enciklopedija (Maritime Encyclopedia, 8 volumes, 1954-1964)
• Enciklopedija likovnih umjetnosti (Encyclopedia of Visual Arts, 4 volumes, 1959-1966)
• Tehnička enciklopedija (Technical Encyclopedia, 13 volumes, 1963-1997)
• Medicinska enciklopedija (Medical Encyclopedia, 6 volumes, 1967-1970)
• Opća enciklopedija (General Encyclopedia, 1st ed.: 10 volumes, 1955-1964; 2nd ed.: 6 volumes, 1966-1969; 3rd ed.: 8 volumes, 1977-1982)
• Šumarska enciklopedija (Encyclopedia of Forestry, 3 volumes, 1980-1987)
• Hrvatski biografski leksikon (Croatian Biographical Encyclopedia, work in progress since 1983, 6 volumes issued)
• Leksikon jugoslavenske muzike (Encyclopedia of Yugoslav Music, 2 volumes, 1984)
• Filmska enciklopedija (Encyclopedia of Film, 2 volumes, 1986-1990)
• Bibliografija rasprava, članaka i književnih radova (Bibliography of Treatises, Articles and Literary Works, 14 volumes, 1956-1986)

Some other Yugoslavian reference works are:

• Vojna enciklopedija (Military Encyclopedia, 1st ed.: 11 volumes, 1958-1969; 2nd ed.: 11 volumes 1970-1976)
• Mala enciklopedija Prosvete (Prosveta's Small Encyclopedia, 1st ed.: 2 volumes, 1959; 2nd ed.: 2 volumes, 1968-1969; 3rd ed.: 3 volumes, 1978)
• Mala splošna enciklopedija (Small Universal Encyclopedia, in Slovenian language, 3 volumes, 1973-1976)
• Enciklopedija Slovenije (Encyclopedia of Slovenia, in Slovenian language, 16 volumes, 1987-2002)

All works are in Serbo-Croatian language, unless stated otherwise.

[edit] References

• Jelavich, Charles (June 1962). "The Importance of the Leksikografski Zavod to the Scholar". Slavic Review 21 (2): 330–335. doi:10.2307/3000636. ISSN 0037-6779. 
• (1990) "Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža"", Enciklopedija Jugoslavije VI, 2nd ed. (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža".