Ida Daussy
Ida Daussy in 2009
Born (1969-07-17) 17 July 1969
Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
CitizenshipSouth Korea (1996–present)
Occupation(s)Professor of French language and culture
EmployerSookmyung Women's University
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSeo Hye-na
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Hyena
Transcription of French name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationIda Dosi
McCune–ReischauerIda Tosi

Ida Daussy (born 12 July 1969), also known by her Korean name Seo Hye-na, is a South Korean celebrity. Born in France, she came to South Korea in the 1990s and is currently 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]

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

  • 봉주르 여봉 싸랑해요 (1996), ISBN 8975300129
  • 이다도시의 행복공감 (2006), ISBN 9788952746351
  • 이다도시의 생활체험 프랑스식 감성교육법 (2000), ISBN 8989015081
  • 이다도시 한국, 수다로 풀다 (2007), ISBN 9788991684362
  • 봉주르 와인 (2009), ISBN 9788959133659

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 25 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 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 29 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Popular French TV Personality Ends Marriage". Chosun Ilbo. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Seo, Dong-shin (24 April 2008). "After 15 Years in Korea, Still Feel Like Outsider". The Korea Times. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Family Names in Korea Become More Diverse". Chosun Ilbo. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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