Jagat Narain Kapur

Background

Kapur, Jagat Narain was born on September 7, 1923 in Delhi, India. Son of Lakshmi Narain and Sukko Devi (Baijal) Kapur.

Education

Bachelor (honours), Delhi University, 1942. Master of Arts, Delhi University, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Delhi University, 1957.

Career

Head of mathematics department, Hindu College, Delhi, 1945-1959; head of mathematics department, Delhi University, 1959-1961; professor, head of mathematics department, ITT Kanpur, Kanpur, India, 1961-1986; visiting professor, Arkansas & Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, 1969-1972; visiting professor, Manitoba Carleton Waterloo, Winnipeg, Canada, 1980-1992; visiting professor, Edinelles, Flinders, New South Wales, 1984; vice chancellor, Meerut, 1971-1974; senior scientist, Indian National Academy Science, New Delhi, 1986-1989; president, JLN U., New Delhi, since 1970.

Achievements

• Jagat Narain Kapur has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics and computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Rotary Club (president), Indian Mathematics Society, Calcutta Mathematics Society, Bharat Ganit Parishad, Indian Society Theoretical and Applied Mechanical, Indian Society Indiana Applied Mathematics, Indian Society Infantry Th., Vigyan Parishad of India (president).

Connections

Married CHandra Baijal, February 4, 1945. Children: Uma, Nina, Sanjay.

Father:

Lakshmi Narain Kapur

Mother:

Sukko Devi (Baijal) Kapur

Spouse:

CHandra Baijal

child:

Uma Kapur

child:

Sanjay Kapur

child:

Nina Kapur