Career
He led the League of the South (France) with Esquiros and Bastelica. In 1871 he became head of the Marseille"s Commune. This democratic uprising (in conjunction with the Paris Commune) repressed in the blood by General Espivent, Gaston Cremieux was sentenced to death by a military court and died at thirty-five years, his mercy having been refused by Thiers and the commission with which he was surrounded.
He was celebrated by Victor Hugo, Louise Michel, and Jean Jaurèson