CHEMIST
Robert Huber
1937 - Today

Robert Huber
Robert Huber (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈhuːbɐ] ; born 20 February 1937) 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Huber is the 187th most popular chemist (down from 158th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Germany (up from 872nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Chemist. Learn more about Robert Huber's academic impact at Rankless.
Robert Huber is most famous for his work with the human genome. Huber was the first to publish the complete sequence of a human chromosome.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Robert Huber ranks 187 out of 602. Before him are Marcellin Berthelot, Ernest Solvay, Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Fritz Albert Lipmann, Sidney Altman, and Gerhard Herzberg. After him are Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, Thomas A. Steitz, Peter D. Mitchell, Richard R. Schrock, Aaron Klug, and Julius Axelrod.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcellin Berthelot
1827 - 1907
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 181
Ernest Solvay
1838 - 1922
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 182
Charles Adolphe Wurtz
1817 - 1884
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 183
Fritz Albert Lipmann
1899 - 1986
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 184
Sidney Altman
1939 - 2022
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 185
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 186
Robert Huber
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 187
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
1763 - 1829
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 188
Thomas A. Steitz
1940 - 2018
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 189
Peter D. Mitchell
1920 - 1992
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 190
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 191
Aaron Klug
1926 - 2018
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 192
Julius Axelrod
1912 - 2004
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Robert Huber ranks 36. Before him are Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Rifaat al-Assad, Alain Badiou, Colin Renfrew, Bruce McLaren, and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. After him are Philip Glass, Gordon Banks, Jared Diamond, David Hockney, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, and Bill Cosby.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsVittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 30
Rifaat al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 31
Alain Badiou
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 32
Colin Renfrew
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1937 - 2024
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 33
Bruce McLaren
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1970
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 34
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 35
Robert Huber
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 36
Philip Glass
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 37
Gordon Banks
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 38
Jared Diamond
HISTORIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 39
David Hockney
ARTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 40
Bettina Heinen-Ayech
PAINTER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 41
Bill Cosby
COMEDIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 42
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Robert Huber ranks 701 out of 7,253. Before him are Curd Jürgens (1915), Rudi Völler (1960), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), Erich Mielke (1907), and Johannes Peter Müller (1801). After him are Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), and Richard Baer (1911).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCurd Jürgens
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 695
Rudi Völler
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 696
Gerhard Herzberg
CHEMIST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 697
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1554
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 698
Erich Mielke
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 699
Johannes Peter Müller
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1858
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 700
Robert Huber
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 701
Walter Hallstein
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1982
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 702
Prince William of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1867
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 703
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 704
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 705
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 706
Richard Baer
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 707
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Robert Huber ranks 34. Before him are Hermann Kolbe (1818), Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743), Feodor Lynen (1911), Georg Wittig (1897), Felix Hoffmann (1868), and Gerhard Herzberg (1904). After him are Johann Deisenhofer (1943), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), Joachim Frank (1940), Hartmut Michel (1948), August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818), and Hennig Brand (1630).
Hermann Kolbe
1818 - 1884
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 28
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
1743 - 1817
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 29
Feodor Lynen
1911 - 1979
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 30
Georg Wittig
1897 - 1987
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 31
Felix Hoffmann
1868 - 1946
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 32
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 33
Robert Huber
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 34
Johann Deisenhofer
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 35
Georg Ernst Stahl
1659 - 1734
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 36
Joachim Frank
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 37
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 38
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
1818 - 1892
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 39
Hennig Brand
1630 - 1710
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 40