Heinrich Karl Scholz

Heinrich Karl Scholz was born in Bohemia, but lived and worked as a sculptor and medalist in Wien (Vienna). He first was trained in porcelain processing and modeling at the School of Applied Arts in Haindorf and at the State School of Applied Arts in Reichenberg, but he later studied sculpturing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wien.

During World War I, Scholz was commissioned with the planning and building of 34 war cemeteries and memorials in Galicia. In 1920, he became a member of the Künstlerhaus Wien and in 1936 was advanced to vice-president. Scholz created large-scale sculptures, but also numerous small statuettes and medals that were reproduced as figurines or bronze casts even years after his death. In 1936 he was appointed professor.