Payen may refer to:
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Anselme Payen
Anselme Payen (; 6 January 1795 – 12 May 1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.
Biography
Payen was born in Paris. He began studying science with his father when he was a 13-yea ...
(1795–1878), French chemist
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Antoine Payen the Younger (1792–1853), Belgian painter, naturalist and collector
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Antoine Payen the Elder (1748–1798), Belgian architect
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Antoine Payen (animator) (1902–1985), French animator
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Louis Payen (real name Albert Liénard, 1875–1927), French librettist
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Nicolas Payen (also Nicolas Colin, c. 1512–1559), Franco-Flemish composer and choirmaster
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Nicolas Roland Payen (1914–2004), French aeronautical engineer, including a list of 'Payen' aircraft
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Pierre Payen (1914–2004), French editorial cartoonist and caricaturist
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Payen Talu
Payen Talu (; born 16 December 1951) is an Atayal Taiwanese politician. He represented the Democratic Progressive Party as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 2002.
Political career
A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Payen T ...
(born 1951), Taiwanese politician
Other uses
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Payén (also known as Reserva Provincial La Payunia), a natural reserve in Argentina
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Hugues de Payens
Hugues de Payens or Payns (9 February 1070 – 24 May 1136) was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. In association with Bernard of Clairvaux, he created the '' Latin Rule'', the code of behavior for the Order.
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(c. 1070–1136), co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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Pascal Payen-Appenzeller
Pascal Payen-Appenzeller (born 13 May 1944) is Franco-Swiss historian, poet and writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary ...
(born 1944), Franco-Swiss historian, poet and writer
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