Background
Following the death of his father in 1799, who was also named François Alluaud, he took over ownership of the family porcelain factory in Limoges.
founder geologist manufacturer
Following the death of his father in 1799, who was also named François Alluaud, he took over ownership of the family porcelain factory in Limoges.
He was the grandfather of entomologist Charles Alluaud (1861–1949). The company operated its own quarries. A feldspar mine at Chanteloube and a kaolin quarry at Marcognac.
He was among the first to study the mineralogy and geology of the Limousin region of France.
His interest in geology began by way of investigations of kaolin deposits, the key raw material in the manufacture of porcelain. He also had an interest in politics, being involved in the July Revolution of 1830 and subsequently serving as mayor of Limoges and as prefect of Haute-Vienne.
He was the first to describe the minerals hureaulite (1825) and heterosite (1826). In 1847 Alexis Damour named the mineral alluaudite in his honor.