Harry Huberman was born on June 11, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. He entered City College of New York in 1941, where he joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). After being drafted into the US Army in 1944, Huberman was sent to Officer Candidate School. Prior to completion, however, he was transferred to radio instruction and sent overseas as a German interpreter.

At the end of the war, Huberman was transferred to Heidelberg for training with the MFAA before being stationed in Munich and working at the Munich Central Collecting Point. He traveled throughout the US Zone of Occupation in Germany investigating and recovering stolen art and served as an interpreter for his section chief. He had several personnel under his supervision and was even given the opportunity to interview Richard Strauss, one of his personal musical heroes.

Huberman was discharged from the army in June 1946 and finished his degree in civil engineering from City College of New York. While living in New York, he worked for the engineering firms Amond and Whitney, as well as Gibbs and Hill. He later worked for Consolidated Edison (ConEd), specializing in the construction of high transmission wire towers.

After his retirement, Huberman and his wife Cecilia split their time between Woodstock, New York, and Florida.

Harry Huberman died in Florida on April 27, 2005.