# Robert Huber

_German chemist (1937-)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Robert Huber is a German biochemist and Nobel laureate. known for his work crystallizing an intramembrane protein important in photosynthesis and subsequently applying X-ray crystallography to elucidate the protein's structure.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 February 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76623#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76623#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76623#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76623#P106))
- **Education:** Technical University of Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76623#P69))
- **Awards:** Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Emil-von-Behring-Prize; Otto Warburg Medal; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; X-ray badge; Richard Kuhn Medal; Sir Hans Krebs Medal; honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona; honorary doctor of the Tsinghua University; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow; honorary doctorate of Barcelona University; honorary doctor from the NOVA University Lisbon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76623#P166))

## Questions

**When was Robert Huber born?**  
Robert Huber was born on 20 February 1937 in Munich.

**Where did Robert Huber study?**  
Robert Huber was educated at Technical University of Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Robert Huber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Huber) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q76623](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76623) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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## Cite this page

"Robert Huber". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/robert-huber. Retrieved 14 November 2026.