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May 04, 1861 Limoges, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France Died on 12 Dec 1949 (aged 88)
French entomologist
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About Charles A. Alluaud
- Charles A.
- Alluaud (4 May 1861, Limoges – 12 December 1949, Crozant) was a French entomologist. The Alluaud family had owned porcelain factories since the 18th century.
- His great grandfather had been chairman of the Ancienne Manufacture Royale de Limoges and his grandfather, François Alluaud (1778–1866), was a porcelain manufacturer, archaeologist, and geologist.
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875) taught painting to Charles and his brother Eugene. Charles left Limoges for Paris to supplement his studies but was an undisciplined pupil.
- The death of his parents enabled him to become an explorer.
- From 1887 to 1930, he went on many journeys in Africa (Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Kilimanjaro, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan, the Sahara, Niger), the Canary Islands, Seychelles and Mascarene Islands.
- He assembled an important collections of insects during his voyages, later giving these to the entomology department of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.
- He was the author of 165 entomological publications.
- He was president of the Société entomologique de France in 1899 and 1914.
