Norbert Weber

Norbert Weber, O.S.B. (20 December 1870 – 3 April 1956) was a German Catholic priest. He was a monk of the Benedictine Order and an archabbot of St. Ottilien Archabbey. He is remembered in South Korea for his role in starting the first male monastic order in the peninsula, as well as for his extensive photos and videos of Korean culture and civilization.

Biography Weber was born on 20 December 1870 in Langweid am Lech, Kingdom of Bavaria.

Weber extensively photographed and filmed Korea on his second trip to the peninsula. Prior to his films, video had been taken on the peninsula, but only in short fragments. Weber uniquely filmed enough footage for not only a feature-length film, but also five other short films, with of 35 mm film with unused footage left over. Given the expense and rarity of filming equipment at the time, this was a significant investment on his part. In den Diamantenbergen Koreas (1927)

Films

Im Lande der Morgenstille (1927)