Ida Daussy
Ida Daussy (born 17 July 1969), also known by her Korean name Seo Hye-na, is a French-born celebrity in South Korea. She is a professor at the Department of French Language & Culture of Sookmyung Women's University.[1] She received a presidential citation in 2005 by the South Korean government.[2] Her television work turned her into a "household name" in South Korea.[3]
Ida Daussy | |
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Ida Daussy in 2009 | |
Born | |
Citizenship | South Korea (1996–present) |
Occupation | Professor of French language and culture |
Employer | Sookmyung Women's University |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Seo Hye-na |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Hyena |
Transcription of French name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Ida Dosi |
McCune–Reischauer | Ida Tosi |
Personal life
Daussy, a native of Fécamp, studied international business at the University of Le Havre.[4][5] She came to South Korea on an exchange programme during her postgraduate studies in 1991, and married a man from Gyeongsang in 1993.[4][6] She naturalised as a South Korean citizen after the marriage. The couple had two children, and divorced in 2009.[5] She has registered the hangul transcription of her original French surname as her legal Korean surname.[7]
Publications
References
- "방송인 이다도시, 불어 교수로도 '인기 만점'" [Ida Daussy also gets 'full marks for popularity' as French professor]. Yonhap News. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- "경찰 340여명 훈·포장 창설 60주년 기념식 가져". Kookmin Ilbo. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- Kalka, Emma (24 February 2013). "The woman who does it all: Ida Daussy talks about how she balances family, work as celebrity". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- Saïdi, Karima; Ben Ghezala, Nagib; Pascal, Ngankam (15 August 2013). "Ida Daussy, l'icône française de la télévision coréenne" [Ida Daussy, the French icon of Korean television]. France Télévisions. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- "Popular French TV Personality Ends Marriage". Chosun Ilbo. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- Seo, Dong-shin (24 April 2008). "After 15 Years in Korea, Still Feel Like Outsider". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- "Family Names in Korea Become More Diverse". Chosun Ilbo. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-28.