Bhoj Raj Seth

Bhoj Raj Seth (1907-1979) known with the initials, B R. Seth was an Indian professor of engineering and the father of Kiran Seth. He was the first vice chancellor of Dibrugarh University in 1966 and had worked in Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Life and career
Seth was born in Bhura, Panjab, Delhi. In 1927, Seth had his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Hindu College. He continued his MA in the same course at University of Delhi, earning a degree in 1929. Seth was a lecturer of applied mathematics who taught in IIT Kharagpur and is considered to have made a notable impact to that field in the 20th century. He was the editor of Journal of Science and Engineering Research of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He died on 12 December 1979.

Fellowships
In 1936, Seth became a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, in the mathematical sciences section. He was also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.

Selected publications

 * Seth, B. R. (1963). Fifty Years of Science in India: Progress of Mathematics. India: Indian Science Congress Association.
 * Seth, B. (1972). Creep Transition in Cylinders: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies June – July 1972. Austria: Springer Vienna.
 * Seth, B. R. (1975). Transition Problems of Aelotropic Yield and Creep Rupture: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, September - October 1970. Austria: Springer Vienna. ISBN 9783211810798
 * Seth, B. (1972). Creep Transition in Cylinders: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies June – July 1972. Austria: Springer Vienna.
 * Seth, B. R. (1975). Transition Problems of Aelotropic Yield and Creep Rupture: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, September - October 1970. Austria: Springer Vienna. ISBN 9783211810798

Awards and honors
He was a recipient of the Leonard Euler Gold Medal of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1958) and the Dr. B. C. Roy Award (1977).