wasFoundedBy
P11844
predicate
Indicates that an organization, institution, or entity came into existence through the initiating action or establishment by a specific founder or founding group.
All labels observed (53)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| traditionallyFoundedBy | 17 |
| organizationFoundedBy | 16 |
| teamFoundedBy | 14 |
| underlyingCompanyFoundedBy | 14 |
| wasFoundedBy canonical | 11 |
| companyFoundedBy | 7 |
| originallyFoundedBy | 6 |
| foundingBy | 5 |
| houseFounder | 5 |
| foundedByName | 4 |
| airlineFoundedBy | 3 |
| founderAssociatedWith | 3 |
| foundingCollaborators | 3 |
| foundingFatherOf | 3 |
| foundingPeople | 3 |
| hasFoundingFigure | 3 |
| movementFoundedBy | 3 |
| notableMemberFounded | 3 |
| originalFounder | 3 |
| festivalFoundedBy | 2 |
| foundedByWillOf | 2 |
| founderOfAwardingBody | 2 |
| recordLabelFounder | 2 |
| AOLFounder | 1 |
| ActianGamesFoundedBy | 1 |
| allegedToHaveFounded | 1 |
| ashramFoundedBy | 1 |
| fondéPar | 1 |
| foundedAsStudioBy | 1 |
| foundedByAthlete | 1 |
| foundedByDesigner | 1 |
| foundedByFilmmaker | 1 |
| foundedByFullName | 1 |
| foundedByOscarWinningProducer | 1 |
| founderOfChain | 1 |
| founderOfComplex | 1 |
| founderOfEstate | 1 |
| founderOfOperator | 1 |
| founderOfPublication | 1 |
| founderOfPublisher | 1 |
| founderOfUdaipur | 1 |
| founderOfYouku | 1 |
| foundingPhilanthropist | 1 |
| houseFounderOf | 1 |
| isAFounderOf | 1 |
| legalPredecessorFoundedBy | 1 |
| operatorFoundedBy | 1 |
| producerFoundedBy | 1 |
| productionCompanyFounder | 1 |
| publicLibraryFoundedBy | 1 |
| schoolFoundedBy | 1 |
| seriesFoundedBy | 1 |
| أسسوا | 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: wasFoundedBy
Generated description
Indicates that an organization, institution, or entity came into existence through the initiating action or establishment by a specific founder or founding group.
Sample triples (164)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Khartoum |
Egyptian authorities under Muhammad Ali dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad Ali Pasha
|
| Algiers |
Berber peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Berbers
|
| Henry the Navigator | navigation school at Sagres via predicate surface "allegedToHaveFounded" ⓘ |
| Grand maître de la Légion d'honneur |
Premier Consul Napoléon Bonaparte
via predicate surface "fondéPar"
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon Bonaparte
|
| Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
Saint Mark the Evangelist
via predicate surface "traditionallyFoundedBy"
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark the Evangelist
|
| ADS | Adolf Dassler via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Muriel McBrien Kauffman Charitable Foundation via predicate surface "foundingPhilanthropist" ⓘ |
| Sukarno | Indonesia via predicate surface "foundingFatherOf" ⓘ |
| DIS | Walt Disney via predicate surface "companyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| DIS | Roy O. Disney via predicate surface "companyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Sucre | Spanish colonists via predicate surface "foundingBy" ⓘ |
| Pennsbury Manor | William Penn via predicate surface "founderOfEstate" ⓘ |
| Earth Day | Gaylord Nelson ⓘ |
| Sevagram | Mahatma Gandhi via predicate surface "ashramFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Actium | Augustus via predicate surface "ActianGamesFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Saint Mark the Evangelist
via predicate surface "traditionallyFoundedBy"
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark the Evangelist
|
| EZY | Stelios Haji-Ioannou via predicate surface "operatorFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| ZM | Eric S. Yuan via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
|
NeXTstation
linked to:
NeXTstation in 1990
|
Steve Jobs via predicate surface "companyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Haudenosaunee | Hiawatha via predicate surface "hasFoundingFigure" ⓘ |
| Haudenosaunee | The Peacemaker via predicate surface "hasFoundingFigure" ⓘ |
| DBX | Drew Houston via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| DBX | Arash Ferdowsi via predicate surface "underlyingCompanyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Ogoni people | Ken Saro-Wiwa via predicate surface "movementFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | Government of India via predicate surface "foundingCollaborators" ⓘ |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | Government of Gujarat via predicate surface "foundingCollaborators" ⓘ |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | Harvard Business School via predicate surface "foundingCollaborators" ⓘ |
| City Palace, Jaipur |
Sawai Jai Singh II
via predicate surface "founderOfComplex"
ⓘ
linked to:
Maharaja Jai Singh II
|
|
Dave Cowens
linked to:
Cowens
|
Boston Celtics via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Charles Rogier | Belgium via predicate surface "foundingFatherOf" ⓘ |
| Pummerin bell | Johann Achammer via predicate surface "originalFounder" ⓘ |
| Thirty Five Ventures | Kevin Durant via predicate surface "foundedByAthlete" ⓘ |
| Papunya Tula paintings | Geoffrey Bardon via predicate surface "movementFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Fairchild Eight |
Robert Noyce founded Intel Corporation
via predicate surface "notableMemberFounded"
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert N. Noyce
|
| Fairchild Eight |
Gordon Moore co-founded Intel Corporation
via predicate surface "notableMemberFounded"
ⓘ
linked to:
Gordon E. Moore
|
| Fairchild Eight |
Eugene Kleiner co-founded Kleiner Perkins venture capital firm
via predicate surface "notableMemberFounded"
ⓘ
linked to:
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
|
| Articles for the Anglo-Saxon Review |
Jennie Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill
via predicate surface "founderOfPublication"
ⓘ
linked to:
Lady Randolph Churchill
|
| Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Paul Wattson ⓘ |
| Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Franciscan Friars of the Atonement ⓘ |
| Willie Horton | played primarily for Detroit Tigers in the 1960s and 1970s via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Nea Moni of Chios | three monks Nikitas, John and Joseph via predicate surface "traditionallyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice | Abraham Mathai via predicate surface "founderOfAwardingBody" ⓘ |
| Niwano Peace Prize | Nikkyo Niwano via predicate surface "founderOfAwardingBody" ⓘ |
| Patrick Corbin | plays for franchise Washington Nationals via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Youku Tudou | Victor Koo via predicate surface "founderOfYouku" ⓘ |
| Compaq Portable | Rod Canion via predicate surface "companyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Compaq Portable | Jim Harris via predicate surface "companyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| Compaq Portable | Bill Murto via predicate surface "companyFoundedBy" ⓘ |
| AOL–Time Warner merger | Steve Case via predicate surface "AOLFounder" ⓘ |
|
Ken Dryden
linked to:
Ken
|
Montreal Canadiens via predicate surface "teamFoundedBy" ⓘ |