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 |
|---|---|
| University of Costa Rica | Costa Rica via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Baker University | Kansas via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Red Swoosh | Uber ⓘ |
| Torphichen Preceptory | 1168 ⓘ |
| Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje | North Macedonia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Tribhuvan University | Nepal via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Gävle | 15th century ⓘ |
| Harar | 16th century ⓘ |
| Diocese of Llandaff | 12th century ⓘ |
|
St Martin's Church
surface form:
St Martin's Church, Canterbury
|
597 ⓘ |
| Lock & Co. Hatters | 1700 ⓘ |
| St Botolph’s Priory | 1116 ⓘ |
| University of Liberia | Liberia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Sopwell Nunnery ruins | 1140 ⓘ |
| Royal University of Phnom Penh | Cambodia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| University of Malaya | Malaysia via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Baku State University | Azerbaijan via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | 13th century ⓘ |
| University of Botswana | Botswana via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| University of Otago | New Zealand via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Chula | Thailand via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Belgorod | 16th century ⓘ |
| Sons of Ben | Philadelphia Union via predicate surface "foundedBeforeTeam" ⓘ |
| Château d’Yquem | 1855 classification ⓘ |
| polis of Athens | 8th century BC ⓘ |
| Kanda Myojin Shrine | 940 ⓘ |
| Hereford Cathedral School | 16th century ⓘ |
| Abingdon School | 1500 ⓘ |
| Kamigamo Shrine | 794 ⓘ |
| Shimogamo Shrine | 794 ⓘ |
| Totma | 16th century ⓘ |
| NKUA | modern Greek state via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Granite Systems | Cisco acquisition in 1996 ⓘ |
| Roxbury Latin School | United States independence ⓘ |
| Angers Cathedral | 13th century ⓘ |
| City of Pskov | 10th century ⓘ |
| Eduardo Mondlane University | Mozambique via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" ⓘ |
| Kirklees Priory | 1200 ⓘ |
| Beloit College | Wisconsin via predicate surface "foundedBeforeStatehoodOf" ⓘ |
| Château Lafite Rothschild | 18th century ⓘ |
| yeshivot of Worms | 11th century ⓘ |
| Domyoji Tenmangu | modern era ⓘ |
| Big Bethel AME Church | American Civil War ⓘ |
| Eagle Pharmacy | World War II ⓘ |
| Staraya Ladoga | 862 ⓘ |
|
USAC
surface form:
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
|
Guatemala via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tajik National University | Tajikistan via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| National University of Asunción | Paraguay via predicate surface "isOldestUniversityIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| St Dunstan-in-the-West | 12th century ⓘ |
| Sheffield F.C. | The Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |