Ida Daussy (born 17 July 1969), also known by her

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Seo Hye-na, is a French-born South Korean celebrity. She is a professor at the Department of French Language & Culture of

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. She received a presidential citation in 2005 by the South Korean government. Her television work turned her into a "household name" in South Korea.

Personal life

Daussy, a native of

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, studied international business at the

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. 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

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transcription of her original French surname as her legal

Korean surname A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seon ...

Publications

* 봉주르 여봉 싸랑해요 (1996), * 이다도시의 행복공감 (2006), * 이다도시의 생활체험 프랑스식 감성교육법 (2000), * 이다도시 한국, 수다로 풀다 (2007), * 봉주르 와인 (2009),

References

External links

*
Naver blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daussy, Ida 1969 births Living people Naturalized citizens of South Korea People from Fécamp South Korean people of French descent South Korean television personalities