Hangul 서혜나 Name Ida Daussy Hangul 이다 도시 | McCune–Reischauer So Hyena Revised Romanization Seo Hye-na Role Broadcaster | |
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Born 14 July 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-07-14 ) Fecamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Citizenship South Korea (1996–present) Occupation Professor of French language and culture Employer Sookmyung Women's University | ||
Ida Daussy : Une icône française en Corée du Sud
Ida Daussy (born 17 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. She was awarded a presidential citation in 2005 by the South Korean Government. Her television work turned her into a "household name" in South Korea.
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Personal life
Daussy, a native of Fécamp, studied international business at the University of Le Havre. She came to South Korea on an exchange programme during her postgraduate studies in 1991, and married a man from Gyeongsang in 1993. She naturalised as a South Korean citizen after the marriage. The couple had two children, and divorced in 2009. She has registered the hangul transcription of her original French surname as her legal Korean surname.
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