Gabriel Péri

A member of the French Resistance in World War II, he was executed in German-occupied France at Fort Mont-Valérien.

Forced to give up his studies at an early age, the First World War and Russian Revolution had a profound effect on him and his involvement in revolutionary politics.

In the National Assembly, Péri distinguished himself as an expert in the field of diplomatic and international relations and was a strident antifascist.

Arrested by the French police on 18 May 1941, Péri was jailed at Fort Mont-Valérien, which was under the control of the German forces.

Albert Camus learned of Péri's execution while he was staying in Lyon,[3] an event that he later said crystallised his own revolt against the Germans.