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
Recherche Archipelago French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux
surface form: Bruni d’Entrecasteaux
Hudson Shelf Valley marine surveys of the continental shelf
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec Kerguelen Islands via predicate surface "discovered"
Kerguelen Plateau Challenger expedition
surface form: HMS Challenger expedition
Cango Caves Jacobus van Zyl
Nubian A-Group culture George Andrew Reisner
Polka Dots and Moonbeams Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
Ita Yemoo 20th century via predicate surface "discovered"
Hebior Mammoth farm workers
Wollemia
surface form: Wollemia nobilis
David Noble
Poverty Point Jacob Walter
Friedrich Miescher nucleic acids via predicate surface "discovered"
Friedrich Miescher nuclein via predicate surface "discovered"
Trumpler 14 Robert Julius Trumpler
Herbig–Haro objects
surface form: Herbig–Haro object
George Herbig
Herbig–Haro objects
surface form: Herbig–Haro object
Guillermo Haro
Hickson Compact Group 92 Édouard Stephan
HCG 92 Édouard Stephan
Édouard Stephan Stephan's Quintet via predicate surface "discovered"
Édouard Stephan numerous galaxies via predicate surface "discovered"
Édouard Stephan numerous nebulae via predicate surface "discovered"
NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy
surface form: NGC 7317
Édouard Stephan
NGC 7318A is an elliptical galaxy
surface form: NGC 7318A
Édouard Stephan
NGC 7318B is a spiral galaxy
surface form: NGC 7318B
Édouard Stephan
NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy
surface form: NGC 7319
Édouard Stephan
NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy
surface form: NGC 7320
Édouard Stephan via predicate surface "discoverer"
cosmic microwave background Arno Penzias
cosmic microwave background Robert Wilson
Arnel Pineda Neal Schon
Trumpler 15 Robert Julius Trumpler
Collinder 232 Per Collinder
NGC 7317 Édouard Stephan
asteroid Šteins
surface form: 2867 Šteins
Nikolai Chernykh via predicate surface "discoverer"
SOHO numerous comets via predicate surface "discovered"
rongorongo tablets
surface form: Rongorongo tablets
Eugène Eyraud NERFINISHED
Money (That's What I Want) Barrett Strong via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
NGC 3132 John Herschel
Caldwell 74 John Herschel
C 74 John Herschel
4 Vesta Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers via predicate surface "discoverer"
Derinkuyu 1963 via predicate surface "discoveredByModernWorld"
NGC 7320 Édouard Stephan
NGC 7318B Édouard Stephan
Chetro Ketl Euro‑American archaeologists in late 19th century
Pueblo del Arroyo Richard Wetherill
Kaymaklı 20th century via predicate surface "discoveredByModernWorld"
Backstairs Passage Matthew Flinders via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans"
Matthew Flinders that Tasmania is separated from mainland Australia by Bass Strait via predicate surface "discovered"
Tendaguru Formation Bernhard Sattler
Chile Triple Junction marine geophysical surveys