Joseph-François de Payan, known as Payan-Dumoulin (9 February 1759 in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – 20 May 1852 in Alixan) was a political figure during the French Revolution, as was his younger brother Claude-François de Payan.Albert Soboul, Dictionnaire historique de la Révolution française, Paris, PUF, 2005Antoine-Vincent Arnault, Antoine Jay, Etienne de Jouy, Jacques Marquet de Norvins, Biographie nouvelle des contemporains, Paris, Librairie historique, 1824
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