▁of ▁Louis ▁Philippe ▁as ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁( the ▁liberal ▁July ▁Mon archy ), ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁of ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne ▁and ▁master ▁of ▁requests ▁in ▁the ▁Conseil ▁d ' État . ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁he ▁ex changed ▁his ▁chair ▁of ▁history ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁poetry , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁contribute ▁political ▁articles ▁to ▁the ▁Journal ▁des ▁D éb ats , ▁and ▁sitting ▁as ▁deput y ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁study ▁German ▁methods ▁of ▁education , ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁report ▁advoc ating ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁newer ▁methods ▁and ▁of ▁technical ▁instruction . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Academy . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Revolution ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Gir ardin ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁moment ▁a ▁minister , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁French ▁Republic , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁re - elect ed ▁deput y ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War , ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Bor de aux ▁assembly ▁by ▁his ▁old ▁département ▁— ▁Ha ute - V ienne . ▁His ▁Or lé an ist ▁t endencies ▁and ▁his ▁ob jections ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Republic ▁were ▁strong , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁at ▁first ▁supported ▁Ad ol phe ▁Th iers , ▁he ▁afterwards ▁became ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁to