Background
He was the son of biology professor at the Theological-Philosophical College at Dillingen, where he grew up.
He was the son of biology professor at the Theological-Philosophical College at Dillingen, where he grew up.
He studied under Hermann Merxmüller in Munich and completed a thesis there on Ceropegia in 1958.
At the time of his death in 2005 he was professor emeritus at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is known for his contributions to the classification of angiosperms. After graduating he took up a position as curator at the Botanic Garden at the University of Würzburg, and from there he became professor of botany at the University of Mérida, Venezuela.
On returning to Germany he became chair of the Hamburg Herbarium, before taking up the position at Kaiserslautern where he remained till retirement.
The genus Hubera was named after him.