| John Dove Isaacs III | |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Spokane, Washington |
| Death Place: | Rancho Santa Fe, California |
| Workplaces: | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at UCSD |
| Alma Mater: | University of California, Berkeley |
| Spouse: | Mary Carol nee Zander |
John Dove Isaacs III (March 28, 1913 – June 6, 1980) was an American engineer and oceanographer.
He became full professor at the University of California, San Diego, which honored him posthumously by creating the John Dove Isaacs Chair in Natural Philosophy. Isaacs Hall at Scripps Institution of Oceanography was named to honor him.
He was honored by being elected to the American Geophysical Union, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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