Doyen

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Doyen is a surname. The word doyen (doyenne in the feminine grammatical gender) is derived from the French term for dean, e.g. Dean (religion) and Dean (education).

In the English language, its meaning has extended to refer to any senior member of a group,^[1] particularly one whose knowledge or abilities exceed that of other members.

Doyen may refer to:

• Charles A. Doyen (1859-1918) - American Marine Corps officer
• Gabriel François Doyen (1726-1806) - French painter
• Gustave Doyen (1827-?) - French painter
• Louis Doyen - French inventor of Doypack
• Ross Doyen (1926-2014) -American farmer, rancher, and state legislator

Places

• Ouzouer-le-Doyen - village and commune in north central France
• La Ferrière-au-Doyen - village and commune in northwest France

Other

• Doyen (horse) - race horse ranked 3rd in 2004 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, sired by Sadler's Wells (horse)
• La Doyenne - one of the classic cycle races
• Doyen class attack transport - World War II United States Navy ships named for US Marine Corps generals
• USS Doyen - United States Navy ships named for Charles A. Doyen
• Doyen's retractor - one of the instruments used in Surgery
• Doyen - the name of a piece of music written for Brass Band by Goff Richards
• Doyen Verlag, imprint of VDM Publishing

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