[1] Stroux was born in Haguenau in Alsace-Lorraine, which at this time belonged to the German Empire.

January 1945 Stroux reopened the Berlin university, which was closed because of war damages on buildings, necessary reorganizations and denazification, which was demanded be the Allies.

[13] As one of vice presidents of the East-German Kulturbund Stroux became a member of the parliament of the GDR, the People's Chamber.

[14] Stroux published scientific works in the field of Latin language and literature, Roman law, papyrology and epigraphy.

[16] From 1929 until 1954 he edited the de:Philologus, an academic journal for classical philology, existing from 1848 until today.

[17][18][19][20][21] In the intellectual discussion circle Berliner Mittwochsgesellschaft (1863–1944), member since 1937,[22] he met with scientists like Werner Heisenberg, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Eugen Fischer and Eduard Spranger and also with some of the people, who planned to overthrow the NS-regime in the 20 July plot of 1944: Johannes Popitz, Ulrich von Hassell, Jens Jessen and General Ludwig Beck.