Education
He was educated at the Louis-Le-Grand Lycée, Paris, and the School of Oriental Languages.
He was educated at the Louis-Le-Grand Lycée, Paris, and the School of Oriental Languages.
He entered the diplomatic service, becoming chargécharge d'affaires in Montenegro, and later served at The Hague, in Tunis, and in London. From 1895 to 1904 he was a deputy for Sarthe, and in the latter year became a member of the Senate. He devoted himself to the cause of international peace, and was particularly anxious to foster better relations between France and Germany. He was the French delegate to the Hague conference in 1907. In 1909, he received, with Auguste Beernaert, the Nobel Peace Prize. He wrote for many periodicals, being especially interested in translating modern Greek poems, and was the author of a number of books, including Les CongrégationsCongregations réligieusesreligieuses chez les Arabes (1887), La Politique françaisefrancaise en Tunisie (1891), and Les États-UnisEtats-Unis d'Amériqued'Amerique (1913), in which he recorded his impressions gained during four visits to the United States.
