WFriedrich Simon Bodenheimer or Shimon Fritz Bodenheimer was a German-born Israeli entomologist. He wrote two major works on the history of biology and is considered the founder of entomology in Israel.
WIlan Chet is an Israeli microbiologist and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot. He was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Union of the Mediterranean in 2010 with responsibility for its Higher Education and Research Division In 2000 he was nominated for the position of President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
WJonathan Gressel is an Israeli agricultural scientist and Professor Emeritus at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Gressel is a "strong proponent of using modern genetic techniques to improve agriculture" especially in third world and developing countries such as Africa. In 2010, Gressel received Israel's highest civilian award, the Israel Prize, for his work in agriculture
WShmuel Hurwitz was an Israeli agronomist.
WHillel Oppenheimer, was an Israeli professor of botany.
WSelig Soskin was an Israeli agronomist and an early member of the Zionist movement.
WShmuel Stoller was an Israeli agronomist and an early member of the Zionist movement.