About Malcolm Pirnie
Lived 1889 – 1967 (aged 78). Malcolm Pirnie was a civil engineer.
Malcolm Pirnie Sr. (February 6, 1889 – February 23, 1967) was an American civil and consulting engineer, pioneer in sanitary engineering, founder of Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., and president of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1944.
Early life Pirnie was born in 1889 in New York City as son of George Pirnie and Florence Augusta (Pomeroy) Pirnie. He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts and studied civil engineering at Harvard University, where he obtained his BSc in 1910, and his MA in 1911.
His son, Malcolm Pirnie Jr. (1920–1997), followed in his footsteps as chairman of the consulting firm Malcolm Pirnie Inc.
Selected publications Malcolm Pirnie. Present and future water supply for the city of Jacksonville, Fla., 1927.
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Who was Malcolm Pirnie?
American civil and consulting engineer (1889-1967)
When was Malcolm Pirnie born?
Malcolm Pirnie was born on 6 February 1889.
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Malcolm Pirnie died on 23 February 1967.
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Malcolm Pirnie was a civil engineer.
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