Verne Edwin Grant (October 17, 1917 – May 29, 2007) was an American botanist and writer.

He was the Professor of Botany for the University of Texas at Austin from 1970 to 1987.

[2] His book The Origins of Adaptations (1963) discussed the main themes of the modern synthesis such as genetic drift, modes of speciation, natural selection and population genetics.

[4] Systematic botanist Áskell Löve in a review for the book wrote that "Grant has succeeded in writing a text that is likely to affect the thinking in this field for decades to come and also to be regarded by students as one of the most informative texts on the subject ever written.

"[5] Grant died of Parkinson's disease[citation needed] on May 29, 2007, at the age of 89.