Isaac Ferris

Isaac Ferris (1798-1873) was the third President of New York University.

Isaac Ferris
3rd Chancellor of New York University
In office 1870–1853
Preceded by	Theodore Frelinghuysen
Succeeded by	Howard Crosby
Personal details
Born	1798
Died	1873
Alma mater	Columbia University

Ferris graduated from Columbia College in 1816.[1]In 1820, he was appointed by the Board of Domestic Missions to labor in the Classis of Montgomery. He served in the Second Church of Albany from 1824 to 1873 and was active in the Market Street Dutch Reform Church in New York City from 1836 to 1853. He served as Chancellor of New York University from 1853 to 1870. During his tenure he brought financial stability to the university.[2]

Ferris was also a founder of the Rutgers Female College, a member of the American Bible Society, founder of the YMCA of Greater New York.[3]

References

1. Catalogue of Columbia College ... Embracing the names of its trustees, officers, and graduates; together with a list of all academical honours conferred ... from 1758 to 1826 inclusive. 1826. p. 61.
2. Thomas J. Frusciano; Marilyn H. Pettit (1997). New York University and the City: An Illustrated History. Rutgers University Press. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-0-8135-2347-7.
3. "Guide to the Isaac Ferris Papers MC.76". dlib.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-13.

Academic offices
Preceded by Theodore Frelinghuysen	Chancellor of New York University 1853–1870	Succeeded by Howard Crosby