# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/c-r-narayan-rao
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:15:43.501Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/c-r-narayan-rao"
name: "C. R. Narayan Rao"
slug: "c-r-narayan-rao"
description: "C.R. Narayan Rao was an Indian zoologist and herpetologist. He was among the founding editors of the journal Current Science. In recognition of his pioneering work on Indian amphibians, the genus Raorchestes was named after him."
tagline: "Indian zoologist"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1882-08-15"
deathDate: "1960-01-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "C. R. Narayan Rao"
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    title: "സി.ആർ. നാരായൺ റാവു"
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    title: "C. R. Narayan Rao"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump