Jóska Sobri | |
Birth Name: | József Pap |
Birth Place: | Erdőd, Kingdom of Hungary |
Death Place: | Lápafő, Kingdom of Hungary |
Occupation: | bandit, highwayman |
Nationality: | Hungarian |
Other Names: | Jóska Zsubri |
Known For: | folk hero, being a Hungarian version of Robin Hood |
Jóska Sobri or Jóska Zsubri (born József Pap;[1] 1810 – 17 February 1837) was a Hungarian bandit. He became a legendary outlaw in Transdanubia, Kingdom of Hungary. Fifty years after his death, people still spoke of him, and some thought he was still alive.
Sobri, like Sándor Rózsa, is one of the most famous Hungarian betyárs (bandits).