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 |
|---|---|
| Philip Carteret | Pitcairn Islands via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Philip Carteret |
Pitcairn Islands
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitcairn Island
|
| Hyakutake Yuji |
C/1996 B2
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
Comet Hyakutake
|
| Charles Wilkes |
Wilkes Land
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
Wilkes Land coast of Antarctica
|
| Seip Earthworks | Euro-American settlers in 19th century ⓘ |
| Tiwanaku archaeological site | Spanish chroniclers in the 16th century via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Gateway of the Sun | European explorers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| Axel Heiberg Island | 19th century explorers via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Dzibanché | Thomas Gann ⓘ |
|
Kitasato
surface form:
Shibasaburo Kitasato
|
bacterium causing bubonic plague via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Compton Gamma Ray Observatory | cosmological origin of most gamma-ray bursts via predicate surface "discovererOf" ⓘ |
|
the golden one
surface form:
El Dorado
|
Spanish conquistadors via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy" ⓘ |
| Sophie Beem | Beyoncé ⓘ |
| Madrid Codices | Julián Gaya Nuño ⓘ |
| Galathea Depth |
Danish Galathea expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Danish Galathea Deep Sea Expedition
|
| Alexandre Yersin | plague bacillus via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Alexandre Yersin | Yersinia pestis via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Bezymianny volcano | Russian explorers ⓘ |
| Cave of Swimmers |
Count László de Almásy
ⓘ
surface form:
László Almásy
|
| Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down | Ray Stevens via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy" ⓘ |
| DDT | Paul Hermann Müller via predicate surface "insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy" ⓘ |
| Aquarius |
Claudius Ptolemaeus
via predicate surface "firstCataloguedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemy
|
| Messier 30 | Charles Messier ⓘ |
|
5th Earl of Carnarvon
surface form:
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
|
tomb of Tutankhamun
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62)
|
| Pazyryk culture | Sergei Rudenko ⓘ |
| Structure II | modern archaeology in the 20th century ⓘ |
| Cyrus Longworth Lundell | Calakmul via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Jermaine Lamarr Cole | Jay-Z ⓘ |
| Gilf Kebir plateau | early 20th century via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| South Acropolis | modern archaeology in 20th century ⓘ |
| Negros Trench | marine geophysical surveys in the 20th century ⓘ |
| Heather O’Rourke | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| David LaChapelle | Andy Warhol ⓘ |
| Tarxien Temples |
Themistocles Zammit
ⓘ
surface form:
Temistocles Zammit
|
| Lacq gas field | 1951 via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Lacq gas field | SNPA ⓘ |
| Galápagos hotspot | geophysical and geological studies in the 20th century ⓘ |
| Cotabato Trench | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| Frobisher Bay | Martin Frobisher via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab | Ludwig Borchardt ⓘ |
| Resolution Island | James Cook via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
|
Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum
surface form:
Mare Cognitum
|
early telescopic astronomers ⓘ |
| Nanoarchaeum equitans | Harald Huber ⓘ |
| Nanoarchaeum equitans | Karl O. Stetter ⓘ |
| William Henry Pickering |
Phoebe (moon of Saturn)
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoebe (moon)
|
| William Henry Pickering | Themis (disputed Jovian moon) via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Saturn IX | William Henry Pickering ⓘ |
| Phoebe ring of Saturn | Anne J. Verbiscer ⓘ |
| Phoebe ring of Saturn | Michael F. Skrutskie ⓘ |
| Phoebe ring of Saturn | Douglas P. Hamilton ⓘ |