▁with ▁the ▁block ade ▁of ▁Germany ▁under ▁Alexandre ▁Rib ot ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁He ▁res igned ▁predict ing ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁L ' union ▁sacr ée . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁several ▁books ▁such ▁as : ▁L ’ É volution ▁de ▁la ▁vie ▁( The ▁E volution ▁of ▁Life ; ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁crown ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁française ) ▁Le ▁Monde ▁ext érieur ▁( The ▁exterior ▁World ; ▁ 1 8 9 5 ) ▁Cont re ▁les ▁bar bar es ▁( Ag ain st ▁the ▁bar b ari ans ; ▁ 1 8 9 9 ) ▁L ’ Es prit ▁nouveau ▁( The ▁new ▁Spirit ; ▁ 1 9 0 0 ) ▁Ent entes ▁et ▁ru pt ures ▁( Al li ances ▁and ▁break ups ; ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Se at ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁française ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁art ▁collect or , ▁C och in ▁bought ▁several ▁impression ist ▁paint ings ▁together ▁with ▁Paul ▁Dur and - R uel ▁including ▁one ▁by ▁Claude ▁Mon et . ▁ ▁Den ys ▁C och in ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁historian ▁August in ▁C och in . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁This ▁article ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁corresponding ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁French - language ▁Wikipedia . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 1