discoveredBy
P412
predicate
Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.
All labels observed (55)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| discoveredBy canonical | 2,568 |
| discovered | 936 |
| discoverer | 152 |
| discoveredByEuropeans | 94 |
| firstRecordedBy | 82 |
| rediscoveredBy | 29 |
| wasDiscoveredBy | 21 |
| discovererOf | 19 |
| co-discovered | 16 |
| tombDiscoveredBy | 7 |
| firstCataloguedBy | 5 |
| discoveredByEuropean | 3 |
| firstObservedBy | 3 |
| firstSurveyedBy | 3 |
| independentlyDiscoveredBy | 3 |
| HiggsBosonDiscoveryExperiments | 2 |
| JuanitaDiscoveredBy | 2 |
| discoveredByModernWorld | 2 |
| discoveredByScience | 2 |
| discoveredBySurvey | 2 |
| discovererOfVariability | 2 |
| discovererOrInventor | 2 |
| firstCatalogedBy | 2 |
| satelliteDiscoveredBy | 2 |
| bustDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| discoveredByEuropeansBy | 1 |
| discoveredByInCanon | 1 |
| discoveredByModernJapan | 1 |
| discoveredByModernScholarsIn | 1 |
| discoveredByModernScience | 1 |
| discoveredByOccupation | 1 |
| discoveredBySurfers | 1 |
| discoveredByWesterners | 1 |
| discoveredExoplanetBy | 1 |
| discovererOfConstellationTelescopium | 1 |
| discovererOfEponym | 1 |
| discovererOrDeveloper | 1 |
| discovererOrExplorer | 1 |
| discovererOrInventorOf | 1 |
| discovererOrMaker | 1 |
| discoveriesAtUranus | 1 |
| discoveryOfPlutoBy | 1 |
| firstConfirmedDiscovery | 1 |
| firstEuropeanRecordedBy | 1 |
| firstMajorDiscoverer | 1 |
| firstToDiscover | 1 |
| goldDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| historicalDiscoveryBy | 1 |
| holotypeDiscoverer | 1 |
| insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| lettersAreDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| modernDiscoveryBy | 1 |
| nickelDiscoveryBy | 1 |
| notableDiscoverer | 1 |
| wereDiscoveredBy | 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: discoveredBy
Generated description
Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.
Sample triples (3,990)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Magellanic Stream | David S. Mathewson ⓘ |
| Magellanic Stream | V. L. Ford ⓘ |
| Magellanic Stream | M. B. Schwarz ⓘ |
| Elephant Island | Edward Bransfield ⓘ |
| Elephant Island |
William Smith (British mariner)
ⓘ
surface form:
William Smith (sealer)
|
| Marquesas Islands | Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
|
catacombs of sacred bulls (Apis)
surface form:
Catacombs of Sacred Bulls (Apis)
|
Auguste Mariette ⓘ |
| C/1996 B2 | Yuji Hyakutake ⓘ |
| Phobos | Asaph Hall via predicate surface "wasDiscoveredBy" ⓘ |
|
NGC 1499 (California Nebula)
surface form:
NGC 1499
|
Edward Emerson Barnard ⓘ |
| North America Nebula | William Herschel ⓘ |
| Andromeda X | Andrew E. Dolphin ⓘ |
| Andromeda X |
A. W. McConnachie
ⓘ
surface form:
Alan W. McConnachie
|
| Andromeda X | Nial R. Tanvir ⓘ |
| Andromeda X | Mike Irwin ⓘ |
| Andromeda X | Annette M. N. Ferguson ⓘ |
| Messier 54 | Charles Messier ⓘ |
| Clarence Island | early 19th-century sealers ⓘ |
| Leo I Dwarf Galaxy | Albert George Wilson ⓘ |
| Andromeda XI | T. S. Chapman ⓘ |
| Andromeda XI | A. W. McConnachie ⓘ |
| Andromeda XI | M. J. Irwin ⓘ |
| Andromeda XI | N. F. Martin ⓘ |
| Andromeda XI | N. F. H. Tollerud ⓘ |
| Messier 55 |
Nicolas de Lacaille
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
|
| MK 2 | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| SMC | known to pre-telescopic southern observers ⓘ |
| Nubecula Minor | known since antiquity to southern observers ⓘ |
|
47 Tucanae (in its vicinity on the sky)
surface form:
47 Tucanae
|
Nicolas de Lacaille
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
|
| PGC 3085 | unknown (visible to naked eye since antiquity) ⓘ |
| The Rose Theatre | archaeologists during building works in Southwark via predicate surface "rediscoveredBy" ⓘ |
| Deimos | Asaph Hall ⓘ |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | numerous gullies and layered deposits on Mars via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | widespread hydrated minerals on Mars via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Poggio Bracciolini |
De rerum natura
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
De rerum natura by Lucretius
|
| Poggio Bracciolini |
Quintilian
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
Quintilian’s Institutio oratoria
|
| Poggio Bracciolini | works of Cicero via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Poggio Bracciolini |
De architectura
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
works of Vitruvius
|
| Poggio Bracciolini | works of Statius via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Poggio Bracciolini | works of Silius Italicus via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Poggio Bracciolini | works of Ammianus Marcellinus via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Leo II Dwarf Galaxy | Robert G. Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Leo II Dwarf Galaxy | Albert George Wilson ⓘ |
| Andromeda XII | Martin et al. ⓘ |
| Messier 69 | Charles Messier ⓘ |
| Oxyrhynchus | Bernard Pyne Grenfell ⓘ |
| Oxyrhynchus | Arthur Surridge Hunt ⓘ |
| Wake Island |
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
ⓘ
surface form:
Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira
|
| Mount Katmai | Russian explorers via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Fray Tomás de Berlanga | Galápagos Islands ⓘ |