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

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
Rodrigues Island Diogo Rodrigues via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth
surface form: Arrokoth
New Horizons
surface form: New Horizons KBO Search team
Jimmie Angel Angel Falls via predicate surface "discovered"
Honours of Scotland Sir Walter Scott via predicate surface "rediscoveredBy"
Scottish Crown Jewels Sir Walter Scott via predicate surface "rediscoveredBy"
surface form: Walter Scott
Willebrord Snellius Snell’s law of refraction via predicate surface "discovered"
surface form: Snell's law
Popish Plot Titus Oates
William Herschel Uranus via predicate surface "discovered"
William Herschel infrared radiation via predicate surface "discovered"
William Herschel Titania via predicate surface "discovered"
William Herschel Oberon via predicate surface "discovered"
William Herschel Enceladus via predicate surface "discovered"
William Herschel Mimas via predicate surface "discovered"
Novaya Zemlya Russian explorers
McMurdo Dry Valleys British Antarctic expeditions of the early 20th century GENERATED
Pieter Zeeman Zeeman effect via predicate surface "discovered"
Draco Dwarf Galaxy Albert George Wilson
Ascending Passage medieval and later explorers via forced passages
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy A. G. Wilson
Galápagos Spreading Center marine geophysical surveys in 20th century
Laurie Island George Powell
Laurie Island Nathaniel Palmer
Eridanus Claudius Ptolemaeus via predicate surface "firstCatalogedBy"
surface form: Ptolemy
Volcán Wolf 19th century via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans"
Europa Galileo Galilei via predicate surface "discoverer"
Tarantula Nebula Nicolas de Lacaille
surface form: Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
Monoceros Ring Brian Yanny
Monoceros Ring Heidi Jo Newberg
Now's the Time Charlie Parker via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
Serapeum of Saqqara Auguste Mariette
NGC 346 James Dunlop
Narmer Palette James Quibell
surface form: James E. Quibell
Narmer Palette Frederick W. Green
Marias Pass John Frank Stevens
James Clark Ross Ross Sea via predicate surface "discovered"
James Clark Ross Ross Ice Shelf via predicate surface "discovered"
James Clark Ross Victoria Land via predicate surface "discovered"
William Henry Perkin mauveine via predicate surface "discovered"
William Henry Perkin aniline purple via predicate surface "discovered"
Sutton Hoo treasure Basil Brown
Standard of Ur Leonard Woolley
Benin Bronzes British troops in Benin royal palace in 1897
Bolt’s Farm early hominin remains via predicate surface "discovered"
Bolt’s Farm large mammal fossils via predicate surface "discovered"
Bolt’s Farm small mammal fossils via predicate surface "discovered"
Bolt’s Farm carnivore fossils via predicate surface "discovered"
Bolt’s Farm bovid fossils via predicate surface "discovered"
Bolt’s Farm primates fossils via predicate surface "discovered"
Australopithecus africanus Raymond Dart
Andromeda XVIII PAndAS survey team