Shmuel Stoller

Shmuel Stoller (Hebrew: שמואל סטולר; August 15, 1898 – March 6, 1977) was an Israeli agronomist and an early member of the Zionist movement.

In February 1917, he was drafted into the ranks of the army of the Russian Empire, but he deserted after the October Revolution and moved with his family to the Crimea.

Yonah and Shmuel Stoller immigrated to Mandate Palestine shortly thereafter and joined the Gdud HaAvoda (The Work Battalion) as part of a group headed by Yitzhak Sadeh.

In particular, Stoller was responsible for the importation and development of conditions suitable for new varieties of bananas, dates and vines.

Shmuel and Jonah Stoller had a large family - they had three sons: Noach, Uri and Menachem; five daughters: Netta, Sarah, Dinah, Batya and Alik; and twenty-four grandchildren.