Isaac Ferris (1798–1873) was the third Chancellor of New York University.

[1] In 1820, he was appointed by the Board of Domestic Missions to labor in the Classis of Montgomery.

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.

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