Malcom Perrine McNair

Background

McNair, Malcom Perrine was born on October 6, 1894 in Dansville, New York, United States. Son of Samuel Edwin and Harriet (Perrine) McNair.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1916; AM, Harvard University, 1920; Doctor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1962.

Career

Assistant English and government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1917-1920; instructor, Harvard University Graduate School Business Administration, 1920-1924; assistant professor marketing, Harvard University Graduate School Business Administration, 1924-1927; associate professor, Harvard University Graduate School Business Administration, 1927-1931; professor, Harvard University Graduate School Business Administration, 1931-1950; Lincoln Filene professor retailing, Harvard University Graduate School Business Administration, 1950-1961; Lincoln Filene professor retailing emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School Business Administration, 1961-1985. Assistant director Harvard University Bureau Business Research, managing director, 1929-1933. Director Division Research, 1933-1936.

Lecturer London School Economics, 1931. Chairman of the Board Allerton, Berman & Dean. Director emeritus Allied Stores Corporation.

Board directors, trustee John Wanamaker, Philadelphia. Honorary director Cambridge Trust.

Achievements

• Malcom Perrine McNair has been listed as a noteworthy Retailing educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The American Department Store, 1920-1960: A Performance Analysis Based on the Harvard Reports

    (Bureau Of Business Research Bulletin No. 166.)

  • Cases in food distribution

Membership

Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Marketing Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Connections

Married Mary Lowe Hemenway, June 25, 1918. Children: Malcolm Perrine, Robert Edwin, John Lowe (deceased).

Father:

Samuel Edwin McNair

Mother:

Harriet (Perrine) McNair

Spouse:

Mary Lowe Hemenway

child:

Robert Edwin McNair

child:

John Lowe McNair (deceased)

child:

Malcolm Perrine McNair