Acta Eruditorum (the transactions of the learned), the title of the first literary journal of Germany, founded in 1682 by Otto Mencke, professor in the university of Leipsic, and several associates, and published monthly in Latin. It remained in the hands of the Mencke family and preserved its reputation until, in 1754, it fell under the charge of Professor Bel, who managed it so negligently that it lost character and circulation. The calamities of the seven years' war also operated against it, and it languished till 1782, when the last volume appeared, which, however, only brought up the review to 1776. The whole collection is contained in 117 vols. 4to. In 1732 the title was changed to Nora Acta Eruditorum. The work having met the approbation of the critics of foreign countries, and its convenience being undeniable, a numerous race of imitators soon sprung up in France, Germany, and England.