One example of an encyclopedia is "Encyclopædia Britannica", first published in 1768.
"In 1890 the first britannica encyclopedia was published. In that time it was very brief and incomplete but as the time went by it progress a lot,as we can see it to day."
According to Wikipedia, the first edition of the World Book Encyclopedia was published in 1917.
The encyclopedia Britannica is published in the United States.
The first edition of the World Book Encyclopedia was printed in 1917.
I believe it was Denis Diderot.
Europe
Chicago helped publish Compon's Encyclopedia in 1920's
As the world is constantly changing, the World Book Encyclopedia is generally published each year. New editions of the World Book Encyclopedia have been published since 1917, and continue even today in 2013.
Encyclopedias date back about 2,000 years, but the exact year is not known. The oldest encyclopedia still in existence was written sometime around 77 AD. Modern encyclopedias have been around since the 17th century.
Chicago
2000