Cecilia Banu

Cecilia Banu and her husband, Abolqasem Lahuti
Born	Cecilia Bentsianovna Bakaleyshchik (1911-03-13)13 March 1911 Lyubech, Chernigov province
Died	11 January 1998(1998-01-11) (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	Abulqosim Lohuti

Cecilia Bencianovna Banu (Russian: Цецилия Бенциановна Бану, pronounced [tsɨˈtsɨlʲɪə bʲɪntsɨˈanəvnə bɐˈnu]; 13 March 1911 – 11 January 1998), née Bakaleyshchik^[1] (Бакалейщик [bəkɐˈlʲejɕːɪk]), was a 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.