Jules M. Sestier

Jules M. Sestier was a French historian and man of letters active in the late 19th century. Records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France list him as an author from that period, though basic biographical details such as his full dates are not clearly established.

He is chiefly known for La piraterie dans l'antiquité, first published in the early 1880s, a study of piracy in the ancient Mediterranean. Bookseller and catalog sources also describe him as a lawyer at the Paris Court of Appeal and a historian especially interested in maritime history.

Sestier's writing stands out for treating piracy not just as adventure, but as a serious historical subject tied to trade, power, and society. That combination of scholarship and storytelling helps explain why his work has continued to be reprinted and preserved in digital libraries.