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 |
|---|---|
| Henri Becquerel | natural radioactivity via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Henri Becquerel | radioactivity of uranium salts via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Madden–Julian Oscillation | Roland A. Madden ⓘ |
| Madden–Julian Oscillation | Paul R. Julian ⓘ |
|
Jovian moon Taygete
surface form:
Taygete
|
Scott S. Sheppard ⓘ |
|
Jovian moon Taygete
surface form:
Taygete
|
Scott S. Sheppard
ⓘ
surface form:
David C. Jewitt
|
|
Jovian moon Taygete
surface form:
Taygete
|
Jan T. Kleyna ⓘ |
|
Jovian moon Taygete
surface form:
Taygete
|
Yanga R. Fernández ⓘ |
| Santa Isabel Island | Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Our Lady of Kazan | Matrona (young girl, according to tradition) ⓘ |
| The Taking of Christ | 1990 via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Parícutin | Dionisio Pulido ⓘ |
| Minoan civilization | Arthur Evans ⓘ |
| Step Pyramid of Djoser | ancient Egyptians ⓘ |
| Heike Kamerlingh Onnes | superconductivity via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Beagle Channel | European explorers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| Crater Glacier | volcanologists studying Mount St. Helens after 1980 eruption ⓘ |
| Professor Trevor Bruttenholm | Hellboy via predicate surface "discovererOf" ⓘ |
| Explorer Ridge | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| New Siberian Islands | Russian explorers ⓘ |
| Mount Foster | William Smith ⓘ |
| Mount Foster | Edward Bransfield ⓘ |
| Central Indian Ridge | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| Gilbert Islands | European explorers ⓘ |
| William Smith | South Shetland Islands via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias | mid-19th century via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Indian Ocean Ridge system | mid-20th century marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| Trowulan | European scholars in the 19th century ⓘ |
| Behbeit el-Hagar | European travelers in 19th century ⓘ |
| Yersinia pestis | Alexandre Yersin ⓘ |
| Govetts Leap | William Romaine Govett ⓘ |
| Cobb Offset | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| Pribilof Islands | Gavriil Pribylov ⓘ |
| Pribilof Islands | Russian explorers ⓘ |
| Justin Bieber | Scooter Braun ⓘ |
| Djimon Hounsou | Thierry Mugler ⓘ |
| Mount Nivea | James Weddell expedition ⓘ |
| Mount Jackson | United States Antarctic Service Expedition ⓘ |
| Sue Hendrickson |
SUE the T. rex
via predicate surface "discovered"
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue"
|
| FMNH PR 2081 | Sue Hendrickson ⓘ |
| Patagotitan mayorum | José Luis Carballido ⓘ |
| Patagotitan mayorum | Diego Pol ⓘ |
| Lahun Pyramid | Flinders Petrie ⓘ |
| Shirshov Ridge | Soviet marine geologists ⓘ |
| Gulf St Vincent | Matthew Flinders via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Pedro Álvares Cabral | Brazil for Europe via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Alpha Ridge | geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| Norton Sound | James Cook via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans" ⓘ |
| Domus Aurea | late 15th century via predicate surface "discovered" ⓘ |
| Domus Aurea | Renaissance artists via predicate surface "rediscoveredBy" ⓘ |