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 |
|---|---|
| CMa Overdensity | Martin et al. ⓘ |
| Ratu Boko | 19th century Dutch archaeologists via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Umbriel | William Lassell via predicate surface "discoverer" ⓘ |
| Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen | Peter I Island via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen | Alexander Island via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen | several Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Yellow jessamine | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| Ring of Fire (mineral region) | mineral exploration companies in early 2000s ⓘ |
| Sudbury Basin | Alexander Murray ⓘ |
| Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster | extragalactic astronomers in late 20th century ⓘ |
| Take the "A" Train | Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy" ⓘ |
| Cotton Tail |
Duke Ellington Orchestra
via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
|
| Caravan | Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy" ⓘ |
| Prelude to a Kiss |
Duke Ellington Orchestra
via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
|
| Stadium of Olympia | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| Orion Nebula | Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ⓘ |
| Open cluster M16 | Philippe Loys de Chéseaux ⓘ |
| Palomar Observatory | numerous near-Earth objects via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Palomar Observatory | numerous minor planets via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Palomar Observatory | numerous comets via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| IC 1613 | Max Wolf ⓘ |
| Andromeda II | Sidney van den Bergh ⓘ |
| Messier 8 | Giovanni Battista Hodierna ⓘ |
| Anne-Sophie Mutter | Herbert von Karajan ⓘ |
| Andromeda XV | T. S. Chapman ⓘ |
| Andromeda XV | M. J. Irwin ⓘ |
| Andromeda XV | collaborators ⓘ |
| Messier 45 | known since antiquity ⓘ |
| Norma Cluster | X-ray and optical surveys of the Zone of Avoidance ⓘ |
|
SO
surface form:
Southern Oscillation
|
Gilbert Walker ⓘ |
|
Johann Galle
surface form:
Johann Gottfried Galle
|
Neptune via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Vercelli Book | Friedrich Blume ⓘ |
|
The Gunpowder Plot
surface form:
Gunpowder Plot
|
search of the Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| Hutton's Unconformity at Lochranza | James Hutton ⓘ |
| Mogao Caves | Wang Yuanlu ⓘ |
|
IC 1805 (Heart Nebula)
surface form:
IC 1805
|
William Herschel ⓘ |
| El Brujo | Lady of Cao via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Callanish Stones | early modern antiquarians ⓘ |
| monkey puzzle tree | 18th century via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Olly Murs |
The X Factor (various international editions)
ⓘ
surface form:
The X Factor (UK)
|
| Dione | Giovanni Domenico Cassini ⓘ |
| Schistosoma mansoni | Theodor Bilharz ⓘ |
| Adelaide Island | French Antarctic Expedition (1903–1905) ⓘ |
| Adelaide Island | Jean-Baptiste Charcot ⓘ |
| Île Sainte-Hélène | Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| Mechta | absence of detectable lunar magnetic field at flyby distance via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Mechta | outer belt of Earth’s radiation via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Mascarene Islands | Portuguese explorers ⓘ |
| Alexander Island | Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen ⓘ |
| Rodrigues Island | Portuguese navigators ⓘ |