Facts: - work institutions: smithsonian institution - death date: 2000 - field: paleobiology - awards: mary medal -lrb- 1964 -rrb- daniel giraud elliot medal -lrb- 1979 clark -rrb- penrose medal -lrb- 1983 -rrb- thompson medal -lrb- 1957 -rrb- paleontological society - birth date: 1902 - name: g. arthur cooper - nationality: american Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of g. arthur cooper .
g. arthur cooper -lrb- 1902-2000 -rrb- , was an american paleobiologist .in 1930 he got a job as assistant curator at division of stratigraphic paleontology in united states national museum .he was promoted to a curator position in 1944 for division of invertebrate paleontology .in 1957 he became the head curator of department of geology , and 6 years later became the chairman of the newly formed department of paleobiology .he became senior paleobiologist in 1967 , after which he devoted his life to research .he retired in 1974 with paleobiologist emeritus title .he died in 2000 .