Background
Pirnie, Malcolm was born on February 6, 1889 in New York City. Son of George and Florence Augusta (Pomeroy) Pirnie.
Pirnie, Malcolm was born on February 6, 1889 in New York City. Son of George and Florence Augusta (Pomeroy) Pirnie.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1910. Master of Civil Engineering, Harvard University, 1911. Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1945.
Assistant engineer Hazen and Whipple, New York City, 1911-1916. Partner Hazen, Whipple & Fuller (later Hazen, Everett & Pirnie), 1916-1929. Private consultant practice as civil engineer, New York City, 1929-1946, Malcolm Pirnie Engineers (4 partners), from 1946.
Trustee Scardsdale, New York, 1931-1932, mayor, 1933-1934, Chairman of the Board appeals for zoning, 1935-1955. Member task force on water resources and power Hoover Commission, 1953-1955. Member board consultant's Water Project Authority State California, 1953-1954.
Chairman Harvard Foundation for Advanced Study and Research, 1950. Trustee White Plains Hospital, Vassar College Assistant sanitary engineer American Red Cross Mission to Russia, 1917. Captain Transportation Corps Engineers Construction, director general.Transp.
American Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919. Consultant to war department on groundwater and water supply related to ship canals, Florida, 1936, New Jersey, 1946. Consultant commanding general Army Svc.
Forces and Federal Works Agency, 1944-1945. Consultant, member of advisory committees Army and Navy Munitions Board, War Production Board. Fellow American Public Health Association, Florida Engineering Society.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (board directors, vice president, president, Hoover medal 1948), American Water Works Association (board directors, chairman water works practice committee, president, honorary member), American Institute Cons. Engineers (president), Society American Military Engineers, American Geophysical Union, Engineers Joint Council (chairman of the executive committee, national engineers committee, Chairman of Commission on international relations), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (Hoover medal 1948), Santo Domingo Society Engineers and Architects (honorary), Engineering Institute Canada (honorary), College Engineers Puerto Rico, New England Water Works Association, Engineers Club (New York City), Harvard Club (New York City), Cosmos Club (Washington), American Yacht Club (Rye, New York.
Married Gertrude Willard Knowlton, March 25, 1916. Children: Malcolm, Gertrude Knowlton Pirnie Taylor, Florence Anne.