Verne Grant
(1917-2007)

U.S. botanist (1917–2007) – Verne Grant was born in San Francisco (Consolidated city and county in California, United States) on October 17th, 1917 and died in Austin (City in and county seat of Travis County, Texas, United States, that is also the capital of the State of Texas) on May 29th, 2007 at the age of 89. Today Verne Grant would be 106 years old.

Age

how old was Verne Grant when he died?

Verne Grant died in 2007 at the age of 89.

Biographical data

Birthday	October 17th, 1917 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	San Francisco Consolidated city and county in California, United States
Death Date	May 29th, 2007 (Tuesday)
Death place	Austin City in and county seat of Travis County, Texas, United States, that is also the capital of the State of Texas
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Verne Grant

Birthday

When was Verne Grant born?

Verne Grant was born on October 17th, 1917.

Death

When did Verne Grant die?

Verne Grant died on May 29th, 2007 at the age of 89 in Austin (City in and county seat of Travis County, Texas, United States, that is also the capital of the State of Texas). Today Verne Grant would be 106 years old.