foundedBefore
P1478
predicate
Indicates that one entity was established or created at an earlier time than the other entity.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| foundedBefore canonical | 111 |
| isOldestUniversityIn | 50 |
| foundedBeforeStatehoodOf | 2 |
| earlierFoundation | 1 |
| foundedBeforeStatehood | 1 |
| foundedBeforeTeam | 1 |
| historicallyDevelopedEarlierThan | 1 |
| precedesFoundingOf | 1 |
| refersToSettlementFoundedBefore | 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: foundedBefore
Generated description
Indicates that one entity was established or created at an earlier time than the other entity.
Sample triples (169)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Cambridge, England | 11th century ⓘ |
| University of Havana | Cuba via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| University of Oslo | Norway via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Kraków | 10th century ⓘ |
| National University of San Marcos | Americas via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Scottish Football Association | FIFA ⓘ |
| St Stephen Walbrook | 10th century ⓘ |
| University of Ljubljana | Slovenia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Gauhati University | Northeast India via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | 1900 ⓘ |
| Lwów Polytechnic | World War I ⓘ |
| University of Nairobi | Kenya via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Kholmogory | 14th century ⓘ |
| Cholula | Spanish conquest of Mexico ⓘ |
| School of Edessa | 5th century ⓘ |
| University of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Edessa | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London | Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| Hebron Academy | American Civil War ⓘ |
| St Mary’s Church, Battersea, London | 1086 ⓘ |
| University of Algiers | Algeria via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Pergamon | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| Blount College | Tennessee via predicate surface "foundedBeforeStatehoodOf" ⓘ |
| University of North Dakota | true via predicate surface "foundedBeforeStatehood" ⓘ |
| National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Greece via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Ilkenau | 13th century via predicate surface "refersToSettlementFoundedBefore" ⓘ |
| Damascus University | Syria via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Neve Tzedek | Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| University of Jordan | Jordan via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of St Andrews | 12th century ⓘ |
| Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala | Guatemala via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| University of El Salvador | El Salvador via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| University of the Punjab | Pakistan via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Tbilisi State University | Caucasus region via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Comenius University in Bratislava | Slovakia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Utica | Carthage ⓘ |
| Thugga | Roman annexation of Numidia ⓘ |
| University of Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Nassau Presbyterian Church | American Civil War ⓘ |
| Exeter Cathedral | Norman Conquest (as earlier church on site) ⓘ |
| National Autonomous University of Honduras | Honduras via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| National University of Mongolia | Mongolia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Old Cemetery of Safed | 16th century ⓘ |
| Eastside Portland | many outer East Portland suburbs via predicate surface "historicallyDevelopedEarlierThan" ⓘ |
| Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo | Americas via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo | New World via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| University of Zagreb | Croatia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| University of Zambia | Zambia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths | 1327 ⓘ |
| St Martin-in-the-Fields | 12th century ⓘ |