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Hong Ra-hee (Korean: 홍라희; born 15 July 1945) is a South Korean billionaire businesswoman who is the director of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art.[1] She is the widow of Lee Kun-hee, who was the richest person in South Korea. She is known as the most powerful art collector in South Korea.[2]
Hong Ra-hee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1945 Jeonju, South Korea |
| Education | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Spouse | Lee Kun-hee |
| Children | Lee Jae-yong Lee Boo-jin Lee Seo-hyun Lee Yoon-hyung† |
| Parent(s) | Hong Jin-ki (1917–1986) (father) Kim Yoon-nam (1924–2013) (mother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 홍라희 |
| Hanja | 洪羅喜 |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Rahui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Rahŭi |
Career
editHong graduated from Seoul National University. She majored in Applied Arts.[3] She is the co-founder of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, which she has built with her husband in 2004. Hong's collection includes Lee Ufan, Do-ho Suh, Whanki Kim, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Andy Warhol.
Hong began her career at JoongAng Ilbo Publishing from 1975 to 1980.
She served as a Chairperson of Samsung Arts and Cultural Foundation since 1995.
Family
editHer daughters are joint presidents of Samsung C&T Corporation, while her daughter Lee Seo-hyun oversees Samsung's fashion division, and her other daughter Lee Boo-jin oversees the resort division, which included the Everland Resort. Her father Hong Jin-ki was chairman of JoongAng Ilbo, and also an identified Chinilpa. Her brother Hong Seok-hyun is the ex-CEO of JoongAng Media Group. It is now run by Hong Jeongdo, Hong's nephew.
Her ex-daughter-in-law was Lim Se-ryung, the daughter of Daesang Group's chairman Lim Chang-Wook. Lim was married to Hong's son Lee Jae-yong in 1998 and divorced in 2009.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hong Ra-hee makes comeback as Leeum's director". The Korea Herald. 2011-03-29.
- ^ 홍라희 관장은 누구?...미술계 영향력 1위, '행복한 눈물' 사건 겪기도. The Kookje Daily News. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ 30대 그룹 회장 부인, 여성 회장 이화여대 출신 13명으로 최다. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ 삼성이재용 전무 임세령씨 파경 내막 ＆ 임씨 친정어머니 단독 인터뷰. woman.donga.com (in Korean). 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-01.