The Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography ( Croatian : Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža or LZMK ) is Croatia 's national lexicographical institution. Based in Zagreb , it was established in 1950 as the national lexicographical institute of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . It was renamed after its founder, the Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža , in 1983.
5-697: 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 1962. The institution was originally established as a federal body under de facto responsibility of the Federal Executive Council while its “founding rights” were relegated to
10-720: The Socialist Republic of Croatia in 1970s. Its longtime director was writer Miroslav Krleža , with Mate Ujević as the chief editor. It was based in Zagreb , with branches in Ljubljana and Belgrade . The office in Belgrade was opened in 1981 in the building across the street from the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts to simplify communication with majority of other common federal Yugoslav institutions. After Krleža's death in 1981,
15-521: The institute published several major works of the national interest for Croatia: It also continued to publish one-volume reference works: The institute now runs several major projects related to the Croatian language , history and culture. These include: 45°48′38″N 15°58′08″E / 45.81043°N 15.96900°E / 45.81043; 15.96900 Federal Executive Council (Yugoslavia) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
20-583: The institute was renamed as the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute "Miroslav Krleža" ( Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža" ). Following the breakup of Yugoslavia , it was renamed to its current name in 1991, becoming the national lexicographical institute of Croatia , situated in 26 Frankopan Street of Zagreb. The institute employs numerous scientists in many areas of expertise and issues general and specific reference works as well as maps and travel guides . Some of
25-485: The major encyclopedic works completed or started by the institute in its Yugoslav period until 1991 were: The institute also published numerous lexicons such as: One publication has spanned both the historical eras of Yugoslavia and Croatia, the Croatian Biographical Lexicon ( Hrvatski biografski leksikon ) – which is still a work in progress, with 9 volumes published between 1983 and 2021. After 1991
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