NEGROPONTE

'Negroponte' is the Italian name for the Greek island of Euboea, and can also refer to following derived names:

Chalkis, the island's capital, also named Negroponte during the Middle Ages

★ the medieval Lordship of Negroponte, established on the island after the Fourth Crusade

Nicholas Negroponte (born 1943), American computer scientist

John Negroponte (born 1939), British-born American diplomat & Deputy Secretary of State

Dimitri Negroponte (entrepreneur) (fl. 1930s), Greek shipping entrepreneur

Dimitri Negroponte (educator) (born 1969/70), American educator

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