Cecilia Banu
Cecilia Banu (Russian:Цецилия Бенциановна Бану; also known as Cecilia Banu-Lahuti; born Cecilia Bentsianovna Bakaleishchik in Lyubech, Chernigov province on 13 March 1911; died in Moscow, 11 January 1998) was a scholar of Iranian studies, a poet and a translator from the Persian language to Russian. She is best known for her multi-volume translation of the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.
Cecilia Banu and her husband, Abolqasem Lahuti | |
| Born | Cecilia Bentsianovna Bakaleishchik 13 March 1911 Lyubech, Chernigov province |
| Died | 11 January 1998 (aged 86) Moscow |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Language | Russian |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Alma mater | University of Kyiv |
| Period | 1936–1998 |
| Notable works | Translation into Russian of Shahnameh (Ferdowsi) |
| Notable awards | Honored Cultural Worker of the Tajik SSR |
| Spouse | Abolqasem Lahouti |
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