Robert Huber is a renowned German biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1988. He shared the prize with Johann Deisenhofer and Hartmut Michel for their work in determining the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre. His research has provided fundamental insights into the process of photosynthesis and the structure of large protein molecules. Huber's contributions have had a profound impact on the fields of structural biology and biochemistry, paving the way for further discoveries.