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R. P. Rastogi
17th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office
30 April 1985 – 29 April 1991
Appointed byZail Singh
Preceded byIqbal Narain
Succeeded byC.S. Jha
Personal details
Alma materLucknow University

Raghunath Prasad Rastogi (R.P. Rastogi) (born 1926) was a chemical scientist and academic administrator. He was the 17th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University for 6 years from 1985 to 1991.[1][2]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Rastogi obtained from the Lucknow University B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD in 1946, 1948, and 1952 respectively.[1] Hes pecialised in Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Rocket propellant chemistry.[1]

He died on 8 April 2018.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail". 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "History of BHU". 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "नहीं रहे रसायन शास्त्री प्रो. आरपी रस्तोगी". Hindustan (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 15 November 2023.