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 |
|---|---|
| Jewel Box cluster |
Nicolas de Lacaille
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
|
| Sótano de las Golondrinas | local indigenous people ⓘ |
| Qui-Gon Jinn | Anakin Skywalker via predicate surface "discovererOf" ⓘ |
| Queen Amanishakheto | Giuseppe Ferlini (tomb treasures) ⓘ |
| Nickel | Axel Fredrik Cronstedt ⓘ |
| Stolbovoy Island | Yakut and Russian explorers ⓘ |
|
Ballard
surface form:
Robert Ballard
|
RMS Titanic
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
wreck of RMS Titanic
|
| Léon Foucault | slower speed of light in water than in air via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Lake Itasca | Henry Schoolcraft via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Misty | Erroll Garner via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy" ⓘ |
| supplementary motor area | Wilder Penfield ⓘ |
| supplementary motor area | Theodore Rasmussen ⓘ |
| Sumerian literature |
Assyriology
via predicate surface "rediscoveredBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
modern Assyriology
|
| Mars Odyssey mission | large subsurface water ice deposits on Mars via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Equatorial Undercurrent | Townsend Cromwell (Pacific branch) ⓘ |
| Carl David Anderson | positron via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Carl David Anderson | muon via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Asuncion Island | Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| D'Entrecasteaux Islands |
French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux
via predicate surface "discoverer"
ⓘ
surface form:
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
|
| Alberto Ruz Lhuillier |
Temple of the Inscriptions
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
tomb of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
|
| Alberto Ruz Lhuillier |
Temple of the Inscriptions
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
sarcophagus of Pakal the Great
|
| Ghawar oil field | 1948 via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Ghawar oil field | Arabian American Oil Company ⓘ |
| Arkenstone of Thrain | dwarves of Erebor ⓘ |
| Vankor oil field | 1988 via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Dickinsonia | Reginald C. Sprigg ⓘ |
| Botany Bay | James Cook via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Clovis culture | Edgar B. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Monte Verde site
surface form:
Monte Verde
|
Mario Pino ⓘ |
| Meadowcroft Rockshelter | Albert Miller ⓘ |
| Lindenmeier site | Carl Schwachheim ⓘ |
| Lindenmeier site | local collectors in early 20th century ⓘ |
| Blackwater Draw site | Ridgely Whiteman ⓘ |
| Fremont Island | John C. Frémont ⓘ |
| Pearl and Hermes Atoll | British whalers ⓘ |
| Symphony No. 8 in B minor "Unfinished" | Johann Herbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Edward Furlong | Mali Finn ⓘ |
| Jean Seberg | Otto Preminger ⓘ |
| Plaquemine culture | archaeologists in the Lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| Safaniya oil field | Saudi Aramco ⓘ |
|
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
surface form:
I'll Be Home for Christmas
|
Bing Crosby via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy" ⓘ |
| Rocky Mountain columbine | Thomas Nuttall ⓘ |
| SS Botany Bay | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) ⓘ |
| Anzick site | construction workers ⓘ |
| Vanadium | Andrés Manuel del Río ⓘ |
| Vanadium | Nils Gabriel Sefström via predicate surface "rediscoveredBy" ⓘ |
| Ernst Schwarz | bonobo as a distinct species via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Shaybah oil field | 1968 via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Lewy bodies | Friedrich Heinrich Lewy ⓘ |
| substantia nigra | Félix Vicq d'Azyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |