Han Terra
Han Terra FRSA FRAS FRHS (Korean: 한테라; born March 30, 1982) is a South Korean–born inventor, composer and musician. She was a child prodigy and was performing by age 6 as a Korean kayageum player beginning her training at the age of 4. She has invented a 24 stringed musical instrument called TeRra incorporating artificial intelligence.
Han Terra FRSA FRAS FRHS | |
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Born | March 30, 1982 Seoul, South Korea |
Origin | New York City, United States |
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Occupations | Inventor, musician, composer, dancer, entrepreneur |
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Years active | 1985–present |
Labels | Poly Music Publishing, Poly Classics |
Members | Recording Academy (Grammy Awards) Asian Musicology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), New York Press Club |
Education | Seoul National University, PhD |
Known for | TeRra instrument TeRra Magazine TeRraQin Inc. TeRra artificial intelligence |
Family | Cheongju Han clan |
Honours | UNESCO commendation Korean prime minister citation Rockefeller fellow Royal Society of Arts fellow Royal Asiatic Society fellow Royal Historical Society fellow |
Han Terra Name | |
Hangul | 한테라 |
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Hanja | 韩泰來 |
Revised Romanization | Terra Han |
McCune–Reischauer | T'erra Han |
Art name | |
Hangul | 단영 |
Hanja | 湍瀯 |
Revised Romanization | Danyoung |
McCune–Reischauer | Danyoung |
Childhood name | |
Hangul | 래숙 |
Hanja | 來俶 |
Revised Romanization | Laesuk |
McCune–Reischauer | Laesuk |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 테라 |
Hanja | 泰來 |
Revised Romanization | Terra |
McCune–Reischauer | Terra |
Dharma name | |
Hangul | 명월 |
Hanja | 明月 |
Revised Romanization | Myeong-wol |
McCune–Reischauer | Myeong-wol |
Korean royal family (Cheongju Han clan) |
Han is the first and the youngest individual kayageum musician of Blanchette Rockefeller Fund and who had a debut in the Carnegie Hall in New York City. She was admitted a voting member of the Grammy Awards of The Recording Academy as few East Asian traditional musicians. Han is honored to be appointed as fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in a feat accomplished by few East Asian traditional musicians in the United Kingdom.
She is known as a polymath in the areas of music, instruments, arts, dance, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, history, literature, writing, journals, fashion, design, technology, science and aesthetics. She is the only one figure who mastered the Eastern traditional arts singing and dancing accompanied with the Western Classical Music in Korea, Japan, China, India, France, and has been performing globally since.