[2] The same year he was briefly arrested and after his release from prison, he left Germany for France where he studied at the École Spéciale d'Architecture between 1933 and 1934.
[3] Scholz continued his education while serving in the East Germany and studied at the University of Rostock from 1954 to 1956 receiving a degree in economics.
[4] He returned to Germany after World War II and served as the head of the agriculture and economic planning in the state government of Brandenburg from August 1945 to 1949.
[1] He was appointed minister of public works in August 1958, and his tenure ended in February 1963 when he was succeeded by Heinz Winkler in the post.
[3] One of the significant events during Scholz's term as minister of public works was the erection of the Berlin Wall for which he met with several figures from the Eastern Block countries in 1961, including the Yugoslav leader Josip Tito, to get their support.