About G. Arthur Cooper
Lived 1902 – 2000 (aged 98). G. Arthur Cooper was an American paleontologist, researcher and geologist.
Gustav Arthur Cooper (February 9, 1902 – October 17, 2000) was an American paleobiologist.
Cooper was born in College Point, Queens, and attended Colgate University. He graduated in 1924, staying on to receive a master's degree in 1926. He then attended Yale University, where he received his PhD in 1929. His dissertation was titled, "Stratigraphy of the Hamilton Group of New York."
He met his future wife, Josephine Wells, while they were both studying geology at Yale. They married in 1930 and moved to Washington, D.C.
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Who was G. Arthur Cooper?
American paleobiologist (1902–2000)
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G. Arthur Cooper was born on 9 February 1902 in College Point.
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G. Arthur Cooper died on 17 October 2000 in Raleigh.
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G. Arthur Cooper was a paleontologist, researcher and geologist.
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G. Arthur Cooper was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). G. Arthur Cooper. https://biography.guide/g-arthur-cooper/
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