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 |
|---|---|
| Haumea | Sierra Nevada Observatory team ⓘ |
| Dead Sea Scrolls | Bedouin shepherds GENERATED ⓘ |
| Abu Simbel temples | Johann Ludwig Burckhardt via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Lockheed bribery scandals |
Securities and Exchange Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations
|
| Lockheed bribery scandals |
Senate committees
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Senate hearings
|
| Codex Sinaiticus | Constantin von Tischendorf ⓘ |
| Abel Tasman | Tasmania for Europeans via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Abel Tasman | New Zealand for Europeans via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Abel Tasman | Fiji for Europeans via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Andromeda Galaxy | unknown ancient observers ⓘ |
| Andromeda Galaxy |
Al-Sufi
via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
|
| Galápagos Islands | Fray Tomás de Berlanga via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Triangulum Galaxy | Giovanni Battista Hodierna ⓘ |
| Jupiter | prehistoric astronomers ⓘ |
| Pluto | Clyde Tombaugh ⓘ |
| Makemake | Michael E. Brown ⓘ |
| Makemake | Chad Trujillo ⓘ |
| Makemake |
David L. Rabinowitz
ⓘ
surface form:
David Rabinowitz
|
| Makemake | Hubble Space Telescope via predicate surface "satelliteDiscoveredBy" ⓘ |
| Small Magellanic Cloud | known to ancient southern observers ⓘ |
|
William Banting
surface form:
Frederick Banting
|
insulin via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Uranus | William Herschel ⓘ |
| Ceres | Giuseppe Piazzi ⓘ |
| Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | Rodrigo Ibata ⓘ |
| Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | Geraint F. Lewis ⓘ |
| Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | Michael J. Irwin ⓘ |
| Neptune | Urbain Le Verrier ⓘ |
| Neptune | Johann Galle ⓘ |
| Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy | Rodrigo A. Ibata ⓘ |
| Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy | Gérard F. Gilmore ⓘ |
| Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy |
Michael J. Irwin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mike J. Irwin
|
| Abu Sir necropolis | Abusir Papyri via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Laniakea Supercluster | Brent Tully ⓘ |
| Laniakea Supercluster | Hélène Courtois ⓘ |
| Laniakea Supercluster | Yehuda Hoffman ⓘ |
| Laniakea Supercluster | Daniel Pomarède ⓘ |
| East Pacific Rise | oceanographic surveys ⓘ |
| Joseph Priestley | oxygen via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Joseph Priestley | several gases including nitrous oxide and ammonia via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Tycho Brahe | that SN 1572 was a supernova beyond the Moon via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Mount Tambora | early 19th century European explorers via predicate surface "discoveredByWesterners" ⓘ |
| Southern Oscillation | Gilbert Walker ⓘ |
| El Niño | Peruvian fishermen ⓘ |
| Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa | early 20th century via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| George Ellery Hale | magnetic fields in sunspots via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Chamisso Island | Otto von Kotzebue ⓘ |
|
Z
surface form:
Z boson
|
UA1 experiment ⓘ |
|
Z
surface form:
Z boson
|
UA2 experiment ⓘ |
| Lion Capital of Ashoka | F. O. Oertel ⓘ |
| Angel Falls | Jimmie Angel ⓘ |