[acer4666]

He never drew them in a pyramid but he absolutely described them hierarchically. A quote from his 1943 paper: "Human needs arrange themselves in hierarchies of pre-potency. That is to say, the appearance of one need usually rests on the prior satisfaction of another, more pre-potent need"

[mvkel]

Fair - I was using pyramid/hierarchy synonymously in OP's context, but you're right, they are different.

[acer4666]

But drawing a hierarchy in the shape of a pyramid is a perfectly natural thing to do and not, as you stated, misinterpreting his writings. You used this as a basis to discredit the article!

[retrochameleon]

Thank you. The hierarchical relationship was one of the key details of the whole idea.