Cecilia Banu
Cecilia Banu | |
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Cecilia Banu and her husband, Abolqasem Lahuti | |
| Born | Cecilia Bentsianovna Bakaleyshchik 13 March 1911 Lyubech, Chernigov province |
| Died | 11 January 1998 (aged 86) Moscow |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Language | Russian |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | University of Kiev |
| Period | 1936–1998 |
| Notable works | Translation into Russian of Shahnameh (Ferdowsi) |
| Notable awards | Honored Cultural Worker of the Tajik SSR |
| Spouse | Abulqosim Lohuti |
Cecilia Bencianovna Banu (Russian: Цецилия Бенциановна Бану, pronounced [tsɨˈtsɨlʲɪə bʲɪntsɨˈanəvnə bɐˈnu]; 13 March 1911 – 11 January 1998), née Bakaleyshchik (Бакалейщик [bəkɐˈlʲejɕːɪk]), was a Soviet and Russian scholar of Iranian studies, a poet and a translator from Persian to Russian. She is best known for her multi-volume translation of the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi. She was the wife of Abulqosim Lohuti.