author
Jób Sebesi
1860–1894
A journalist, poet, and folklorist from Transylvania, he is remembered especially for collecting Székely folk tales and songs while also building a career in the railway service. His life was short, but his work helped preserve a rich strand of Hungarian folk culture.
1 Audiobook
Székelyföldi gyüjtés; Magyar népköltési gyüjtemény 3. kötet
by János Kriza, Elek Benedek, Balázs Orbán, Jób Sebesi
About the author
Born on November 7, 1860, in Nagygalambfalva (today Porumbenii Mari, Romania), Jób Sebesi was a Hungarian writer, journalist, poet, and folklore collector. Reference works describe him as a devoted gatherer of Székely folk tales and songs, alongside his literary and newspaper work.
He first studied law, then moved into railway service, while continuing to write for newspapers in Budapest and Kolozsvár (Cluj). His career combined practical work with cultural interests, and he published writing under the pen name "Sata Pista" as well as under his own name.
Sebesi died young in Marosvásárhely (today Târgu Mureș) in January 1894 after a period of illness. Even with a brief life, he left behind work that matters to readers interested in Hungarian literature, journalism, and the preservation of regional folk traditions.