Winkler Prins encyclopedia

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The Winkler Prins is a Dutch encyclopedia, founded by the Dutch poet and clergyman Anthony Winkler Prins (1817-1908), which ran through 9 editions; the first, issued in 16 volumes from 1870 to 1882, and the last (probably the final in book form), numbering 26 volumes, from 1990 to 1993. As to the contents, this final edition, titled De Grote Winkler Prins (the Great Winkler Prins) is one of the most comprehensive works of its kind published so far in different countries, counting more than 200,000 articles and references; and such prominent scholars and journalists like Frits Staal and G.B.J. Hiltermann are among the editors. Nowadays, a digital version is available as the Encarta Winkler Prins Encyclopedie, with a good 60,000 entries.

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