World History Encyclopedia (formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia) is a nonprofit educational company created in 2009 by Jan van der Crabben.[1] The organization publishes and maintains articles, images, videos, podcasts, and interactive educational tools related to history. All users may contribute content to the site, although submissions are reviewed by an editorial team before publication. In 2021, the organization was renamed from the Ancient History Encyclopedia to World History Encyclopedia to reflect its broadened scope, covering world history from all time periods, as opposed to just ancient history. Original articles are written in English and later translated into other languages, mainly French and Spanish.
World History Encyclopedia
Founded
August 2009; 14 years ago (2009-08) (as Ancient History Encyclopedia)
The Ancient History Encyclopedia was founded in 2009 by van der Crabben with the stated goal of improving history education worldwide by creating a freely accessible and reliable history source.[1] The nonprofit organization is based in Godalming, United Kingdom and Montreal, Canada, although it has no office and its team is globally distributed.[2][3]
The site had an emphasis on ancient history when it was founded, but it later shifted to cover the Medieval and early Modern periods as well. In 2021, the organization renamed itself World History Encyclopedia to reflect this change.[4]
^ ab"About". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
^"Smarter working: Ancient History Encyclopedia". The Guardian. London. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^"Contact World History Encyclopedia". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
^"We Are Becoming World History Encyclopedia". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
^Dillon, Stacy; Laughlin, Amy (7 May 2016). "Unbury the Past: Apps and Websites for Exploring Ancient Worlds". School Library Journal. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^"Ancient History Encyclopedia". The Scout Report. 23 (42).
^"Ancient History Encyclopedia". Merlot. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^. OpenEducationEuropea. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
^"The 2016 .eu Web Awards: Bringing Europe Together". EURid. 18 November 2016.
External linksedit
Official website
December 02, 2023
world, history, encyclopedia, formerly, ancient, history, encyclopedia, nonprofit, educational, company, created, 2009, crabben, organization, publishes, maintains, articles, images, videos, podcasts, interactive, educational, tools, related, history, users, c. World History Encyclopedia formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia is a nonprofit educational company created in 2009 by Jan van der Crabben 1 The organization publishes and maintains articles images videos podcasts and interactive educational tools related to history All users may contribute content to the site although submissions are reviewed by an editorial team before publication In 2021 the organization was renamed from the Ancient History Encyclopedia to World History Encyclopedia to reflect its broadened scope covering world history from all time periods as opposed to just ancient history Original articles are written in English and later translated into other languages mainly French and Spanish World History EncyclopediaFoundedAugust 2009 14 years ago 2009 08 as Ancient History Encyclopedia FounderJan van der CrabbenTypeNonprofit organizationLocationHorsham United KingdomServicesE learning educationOfficial languagesEnglishKey peopleJan van der Crabben founder and CEO James Blake Wiener co founder Joshua J Mark co founder Mark Cartwright publishing directorAffiliationsUNESCO University of Buenos Aires OER CommonsEmployees4 2018 Websitewww wbr worldhistory wbr org Contents 1 Organization history 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksOrganization history editThe Ancient History Encyclopedia was founded in 2009 by van der Crabben with the stated goal of improving history education worldwide by creating a freely accessible and reliable history source 1 The nonprofit organization is based in Godalming United Kingdom and Montreal Canada although it has no office and its team is globally distributed 2 3 The site had an emphasis on ancient history when it was founded but it later shifted to cover the Medieval and early Modern periods as well In 2021 the organization renamed itself World History Encyclopedia to reflect this change 4 Reception editThe website has received praise by educational organizations and has been recommended by the School Library Journal 5 the Internet Scout Research Group at the University of Wisconsin Madison 6 MERLOT 7 and the European Commission s Open Education Europa initiative 8 In 2016 it won the eu Web Award for education from the organization EURid 9 References edit a b About World History Encyclopedia Retrieved 2018 06 08 Smarter working Ancient History Encyclopedia The Guardian London 11 February 2014 Retrieved 15 March 2020 Contact World History Encyclopedia World History Encyclopedia Retrieved 2021 06 08 We Are Becoming World History Encyclopedia World History Encyclopedia Retrieved 2021 02 27 Dillon Stacy Laughlin Amy 7 May 2016 Unbury the Past Apps and Websites for Exploring Ancient Worlds School Library Journal Retrieved 15 March 2020 Ancient History Encyclopedia The Scout Report 23 42 Ancient History Encyclopedia Merlot 11 December 2016 Retrieved 15 March 2020 Ancient History Encyclopedia OpenEducationEuropea Archived from the original on 2017 08 09 Retrieved 2018 03 12 The 2016 eu Web Awards Bringing Europe Together EURid 18 November 2016 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World History Encyclopedia amp oldid 1180290289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
