Isaac Ferris
Isaac Ferris | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Chancellor of New York University | |
| In office 1853–1870 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Frelinghuysen |
| Succeeded by | Howard Crosby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October, 1798 New York City |
| Died | 16 June 1873 Roselle, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
Isaac Ferris (1798–1873) was a clergyman of the Reformed Church in America,[1] and the third Chancellor of New York University.
Ferris graduated from Columbia College in 1816.[2] He received a D.D. degree from Union College in 1833, and an L.L.D. from Columbia in 1853.[3]
In 1820, he was appointed by the Board of Domestic Missions to labor in the Classis of Montgomery. He served in the Second Reformed Church of Albany, New York from 1824 to 1836 and was active in the Market Street 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.[4]
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Guide to the Isaac Ferris Papers MC.76". dlib.nyu.edu. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography, V.2. New: D. Appleton and company. 1887. p. 442. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ 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.