founder

P104
predicate

Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.

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All labels observed (56)

Label Occurrences
foundedBy 32,152
founded 17,540
founder canonical 8,271

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: founder
Generated description
Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.

Sample triples (71,953)

Subject Object
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Charles University in Prague Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Charles University in Prague Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
surface form: King Charles IV of Bohemia
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Martin Luther King Jr. via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Ralph Abernathy via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Bayard Rustin via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Fred Shuttlesworth via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference C. K. Steele via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Joseph Lowery via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Andrew Young via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1957 via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Geological Society of London George Bellas Greenough via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: Seattle
1851 via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ
Nobel Peace Prize Alfred Nobel via predicate surface "establishedBy" ⓘ
Microsoft Bill Gates ⓘ
Microsoft Paul Allen ⓘ
World Bank United States and allied countries via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
European Academy of Sciences and Arts Felix Unger ⓘ
European Academy of Sciences and Arts Franz Cardinal König ⓘ
European Academy of Sciences and Arts Nikolaus Lobkowicz ⓘ
Emmanuel College, Cambridge Sir Walter Mildmay ⓘ
Art Institute of Chicago 1879 via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Chicago Board Options Exchange Chicago Board of Trade via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
World Wide Web Foundation Tim Berners-Lee via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
World Wide Web Foundation Rosemary Leith via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
World Wide Web Foundation Tim Berners-Lee ⓘ
World Wide Web Foundation Rosemary Leith ⓘ
National Security Council of the United States United States Congress via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Manchester City F.C. 1880 via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
New York State Legislature New York State Constitution via predicate surface "establishedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of New York
House of Deputies Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church via predicate surface "establishedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Episcopal Church
New Netherland Dutch West India Company via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Pella, Iowa Dutch immigrants via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Agricultural Adjustment Administration United States government via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
Federal Housing Administration United States Congress via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
CCC
surface form: Civilian Conservation Corps
President Franklin D. Roosevelt via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini National Fascist Party via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Benito Mussolini Italian Fasces of Combat via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Benito Mussolini Italian Social Republic via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1912 via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin ⓘ
Tiflis Governorate Russian Empire via predicate surface "establishedBy" ⓘ
Mao Zedong China via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
surface form: People’s Republic of China
Howard University 1867 via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
Howard University Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
San Jose Spanish colonists via predicate surface "foundedBy" ⓘ
Fresno 1872 via predicate surface "founded" ⓘ
IEEE Medal of Honor Institute of Radio Engineers via predicate surface "establishedBy" ⓘ