The first attempt to compile a Bengali encyclopedia was undertaken by Felix Carey (1786–1822), who was the son of Reverend William Carey (1761–1834) of Serampore and the first lexicographer of the Burmese language. In 1819, he began the translation of the fifth edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, naming it "Vidyarthabali". From October 1819 till November 1820 the book was printed by Felix Carey every month in 48-page installments. Thus completed, the first part of "Vidyarthabali" was compiled into the 638-page "Vyabachchedvidya", the first book on anatomy and surgery in Bengali. Work on the second part, "Smritishastra", which was largely on jurisprudence, then began. But, Carey died after only two 40-page installments were printed in February and March 1821.