Ida Daussy

Ida Daussy

Ida Daussy in 2009
Born 14 July 1969
Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Citizenship South Korea (1996–present)
Occupation Professor of French language and culture
Employer Sookmyung Women's University
Korean name
Hangul 서혜나
Revised Romanization Seo Hye-na
McCune–Reischauer Sŏ Hyena
Transcription of French name
Hangul 이다 도시
Revised Romanization Ida Dosi
McCune–Reischauer Ida Tosi

Ida Daussy (born 14 July 1969), also known by her Korean name Seo Hye-na, is a French-born South Korean broadcaster. She is professor of Department of French Language & Culture in Sookmyung Women's University.[1] She was awarded a presidential citation in 2005 by the South Korean Government.[2] Her television work turned her into a "household name" in South Korea.[3]

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

  1. "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.
  2. "경찰 340여명 훈·포장 창설 60주년 기념식 가져". Kookmin Ilbo. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. 4.0 4.1 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.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Popular French TV Personality Ends Marriage". Chosun Ilbo. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  6. Seo, Dong-shin (24 April 2008). "'After 15 Years in Korea, Still Feel Like Outsider'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  7. "Family Names in Korea Become More Diverse". Chosun Ilbo. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

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