Bisheshwar Nath Reu (2 July 1890 – 1947) was born in a kashmiri brahmin family. He was inspired by James tod and assisted Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha where he learnt Rajsthani Dingal from him. Later he was appointed as the head of the Department of History (by Maharaja Sumer Singh of Jodhpur), Department of Archaeology (by Maharaja Ummed Singh of Jodhpur), the Sardar Museum, the
Pustak Prakash (Manuscript Library) and Sumer Public Library of the erstwhile
princely state of
Jodhpur.
Mahamahopadhyaya He made his mark as a historian,
epigraphist,
numismatist and
Sanskritist, he is best known for his history of
Marwar.