Schöll was born in Steinmaur and worked as a stove fitter in Zurich. In 1861 he became a citizen of St. Gallen. There he worked as a terrain modeler and gymnastics teacher at the cantonal school in St. Gallen from 1856 to 1877.

Terrain models made by Schöll (details on Swiss Relief Catalogue)

• Alpstein, 1846
• Switzerland, ca. 1850
• St. Gallen (city), ca. 1850
• St. Gallen (canton), ca. 1870
• Bernese Oberland, ca. 1870
• Vierwaldstättersee, ca. 1875
• Gotthard region
• Mount Rigi and Vierwaldstättersee
• Zurich and surroundings

[1] This article bases on Mair, Toni. Grieder, Susanne. Das Landschaftsrelief – Symbiose von Wissenschaft und Kunsthandwerk. Mit Schweizer Reliefkatalog. Verlag hier+jetzt. Baden, Schweiz. 2006. S.167.

See also:

• Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Carl August Schöll. 2011.
• Carl August Schöll (German Wikipeida)