Negroponte
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Negroponte can refer to:
- the Greek island of EuboeaEuboeaEuboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...
, called Negroponte in Italian- Chalkis, the island's capital, named Negroponte during the Middle Ages
- The medieval Lordship of NegroponteLordship of NegroponteThe Lordship of Negroponte was a crusader state established on the island of Euboea after the partition of the Byzantine Empire following the Fourth Crusade. Partitioned into three baronies run by a few interrelated Lombard families, the island soon fell under the influence of the Republic of...
, established on the island after the Fourth Crusade
- The Greek-American Negroponte brothers
- JohnJohn NegroponteJohn Dimitri Negroponte is an American diplomat. He is currently a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs...
(born 1939), diplomat and Deputy Secretary of State; first US Director of National Intelligence - NicholasNicholas NegroponteNicholas Negroponte is an American architect best known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also known as the founder of the One Laptop per Child Association ....
(born 1943), computer scientist
- John