Fokion Negris

Fokion Negris (Greek Φωκίων Νέγρης) was a Greek scientist, politician and member of the Academy of Athens.

Negris was born in Constantinople in 1846. He studied at the Polytechnic Institute of Paris and, in 1870, moved to Greece.

Between 1875 and 1886, Negris was director of the mines at Lavrio. In 1898, he was first elected to parliament where he served until 1918. He was Minister of Finances (twice), Minister of Transportation (1917) and Minister of the Interior (in 1918).

In 1918, he was named honourary professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Athens. In 1926, he became a founding member of the Academy of Athens and in 1927 was elected its first President.

Negris died in Athens in 1928.