wasFoundedBy
P11844
predicate
Indicates that an organization, institution, or entity came into existence through the initiating action or establishment by a specific founder or founding group.
All labels observed (53)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| traditionallyFoundedBy | 17 |
| organizationFoundedBy | 16 |
| teamFoundedBy | 14 |
| underlyingCompanyFoundedBy | 14 |
| wasFoundedBy canonical | 11 |
| companyFoundedBy | 7 |
| originallyFoundedBy | 6 |
| foundingBy | 5 |
| houseFounder | 5 |
| foundedByName | 4 |
| airlineFoundedBy | 3 |
| founderAssociatedWith | 3 |
| foundingCollaborators | 3 |
| foundingFatherOf | 3 |
| foundingPeople | 3 |
| hasFoundingFigure | 3 |
| movementFoundedBy | 3 |
| notableMemberFounded | 3 |
| originalFounder | 3 |
| festivalFoundedBy | 2 |
| foundedByWillOf | 2 |
| founderOfAwardingBody | 2 |
| recordLabelFounder | 2 |
| AOLFounder | 1 |
| ActianGamesFoundedBy | 1 |
| allegedToHaveFounded | 1 |
| ashramFoundedBy | 1 |
| fondéPar | 1 |
| foundedAsStudioBy | 1 |
| foundedByAthlete | 1 |
| foundedByDesigner | 1 |
| foundedByFilmmaker | 1 |
| foundedByFullName | 1 |
| foundedByOscarWinningProducer | 1 |
| founderOfChain | 1 |
| founderOfComplex | 1 |
| founderOfEstate | 1 |
| founderOfOperator | 1 |
| founderOfPublication | 1 |
| founderOfPublisher | 1 |
| founderOfUdaipur | 1 |
| founderOfYouku | 1 |
| foundingPhilanthropist | 1 |
| houseFounderOf | 1 |
| isAFounderOf | 1 |
| legalPredecessorFoundedBy | 1 |
| operatorFoundedBy | 1 |
| producerFoundedBy | 1 |
| productionCompanyFounder | 1 |
| publicLibraryFoundedBy | 1 |
| schoolFoundedBy | 1 |
| seriesFoundedBy | 1 |
| أسسوا | 1 |
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: wasFoundedBy
Generated description
Indicates that an organization, institution, or entity came into existence through the initiating action or establishment by a specific founder or founding group.
Sample triples (164)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Lagavulin distillery | John Johnston via predicate surface "legalPredecessorFoundedBy" ⓘ |
|
Morton in Jane Eyre
surface form:
Morton (Jane Eyre)
|
St. John Rivers via predicate surface "schoolFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| PUM | Rudolf Dassler via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference | Martin Luther King Jr. via predicate surface "organizationFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference | Ralph Abernathy via predicate surface "organizationFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference | other African American ministers via predicate surface "organizationFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| UAA | Kevin Plank via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Patriarchate of Antioch | Apostle Peter via predicate surface "traditionallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Yamoussoukro | Félix Houphouët-Boigny via predicate surface "founderAssociatedWith" ⓘ |
| Hayden’s Ferry | Charles Trumbull Hayden via predicate surface "hasFoundingFigure" ⓘ |
|
Dr. K
surface form:
Dwight Gooden
|
New York Mets via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Alan McGee via predicate surface "recordLabelFounder" ⓘ |
| Dave Parker |
Pittsburgh Pirates
via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Pirates organization (as employer)
|
| Dot da Genius | HeadBanga Muzik Group via predicate surface "recordLabelFounder" ⓘ |
|
Assumption Cathedral
surface form:
Assumption Cathedral (Yaroslavl)
|
Prince Konstantin of Yaroslavl via predicate surface "originalFounder" ⓘ |
| Malaka |
Phoenician civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicians
|
| Surrealist Manifesto | André Breton via predicate surface "movementFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts | Andy Warhol via predicate surface "foundedByWillOf" ⓘ |
| Classic Sports Network | Brian Bedol via predicate surface "originallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Classic Sports Network | Steve Greenberg via predicate surface "originallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Classic Sports Network | John S. Hendricks via predicate surface "originallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Annapolis Royal | French colonists ⓘ |
| Isernia | Samnites ⓘ |
| Bononia | Etruscans ⓘ |
| Loreto | Spanish colonizers via predicate surface "foundingBy" ⓘ |
| Matanzas | Spanish colonists via predicate surface "foundingBy" ⓘ |
|
individual psychology
surface form:
Individual psychology
|
Alfred Adler ⓘ |
| Bay Films | Michael Bay via predicate surface "foundedByName" ⓘ |
| Star automobiles | William C. Durant via predicate surface "productionCompanyFounder" ⓘ |
| Farman aircraft | Henri Farman via predicate surface "organizationFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Farman aircraft |
Henri Farman
via predicate surface "organizationFoundedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Maurice Farman
|
| Farman aircraft | Dick Farman via predicate surface "organizationFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Itsukushima Shrine | Saeki no Kuramoto via predicate surface "traditionallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Gondor |
Dúnedain of Gondor
via predicate surface "foundingPeople"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dúnedain
|
| Gondor |
Númenórean
via predicate surface "foundingPeople"
ⓘ
surface form:
Númenóreans
|
| Caleruega |
Dominican friars
via predicate surface "founderAssociatedWith"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Order
|
| Patriarch of Antioch | Apostle Peter via predicate surface "traditionallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Osgiliath |
the Faithful of Númenor
via predicate surface "originallyFoundedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Exiles of Númenor
|
| SM Megamall | Henry Sy Sr. via predicate surface "founderOfOperator" ⓘ |
| AZU | David Neeleman via predicate surface "airlineFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Rebekkah Brunson | Minnesota Lynx via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| MXY | David Neeleman via predicate surface "airlineFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Gryffindor House | Godric Gryffindor via predicate surface "houseFounder" ⓘ |
| Panagia Ekatontapiliani | Saint Helena via predicate surface "traditionallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| SPOT | Daniel Ek via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| SPOT | Martin Lorentzon via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Heraldic Betar emblem | Ze'ev Jabotinsky via predicate surface "organizationFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Ray Flaherty | George Preston Marshall via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| T-Street | Rian Johnson via predicate surface "foundedByFilmmaker" ⓘ |
| Donie Bush |
Indianapolis Indians
via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Indianapolis Indians (as executive/part-owner)
|