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 |
|---|---|
| Katyn massacre | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
|
constellation Cancer
surface form:
Cancer
|
Claudius Ptolemaeus
via predicate surface "firstCatalogedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemy
|
| King George Island | William Smith (British mariner) ⓘ |
| Chalybeate Spring | Dudley North, 3rd Baron North ⓘ |
| Catacombs of Rome | rediscovered in the 16th century via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Skara Brae | 1850 via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Weddell Sea | James Weddell ⓘ |
| Ross Sea | James Clark Ross ⓘ |
| Hyperion | William Cranch Bond ⓘ |
| Hyperion | George Phillips Bond ⓘ |
| Hyperion | William Lassell ⓘ |
| Amundsen Sea |
Amundsen Gjøa expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian expedition of Roald Amundsen
|
| Manila–Acapulco route | Andrés de Urdaneta via predicate surface "discovererOrInventor" ⓘ |
| Hispaniola | Christopher Columbus via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Lise Meitner | nuclear fission (theoretical explanation) via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Cape of Good Hope | Bartolomeu Dias via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Palenque | 18th century explorers via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities | existence of President Nixon’s White House taping system via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Graham Land | early 19th-century explorers ⓘ |
| Galilean moons | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| Chatham Islands | 1791 via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Faraday's law of induction | Michael Faraday via predicate surface "historicalDiscoveryBy" ⓘ |
| Conway groups |
John H. Conway
ⓘ
surface form:
John Horton Conway
|
| Tethys | Giovanni Domenico Cassini ⓘ |
| Stark effect | Johannes Stark ⓘ |
| Greenwich Island | early 19th-century sealers ⓘ |
| Tahiti | Samuel Wallis via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Lord Rayleigh | argon via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | William Keeling ⓘ |
| Christmas Island | William Mynors ⓘ |
| Linear B inscriptions | archaeologists ⓘ |
| Linear B inscriptions | Arthur Evans via predicate surface "notableDiscoverer" ⓘ |
| Coloma, California | James W. Marshall via predicate surface "goldDiscoveredBy" ⓘ |
| Wheeler Peak Glacier | Euro-American explorers in the late 19th or early 20th century ⓘ |
| Verner's law | Karl Verner ⓘ |
| Daitō Islands | Meiji period settlers via predicate surface "discoveredByModernJapan" ⓘ |
| Boğazköy (Hattusa) | Charles Texier ⓘ |
| Aleutian Trench | 20th century oceanographic surveys ⓘ |
| Kraken Mare |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini–Huygens mission
|
| Punga Mare |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini–Huygens mission
|
| Cassini–Huygens | geysers on Enceladus via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Cassini–Huygens | global subsurface ocean on Enceladus (evidence) via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Cassini–Huygens | hydrocarbon lakes on Titan via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | Nat King Cole Trio via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy" ⓘ |
| Fraser River | Simon Fraser via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Whidbey Island | George Vancouver ⓘ |
| Robinson Crusoe Island | Juan Fernández ⓘ |
| Vinson Massif | U.S. Navy aerial photography ⓘ |
| Robert Ballard |
RMS Titanic
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
wreck of RMS Titanic
|
| Robert Ballard | wreck of German battleship Bismarck via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |