Adolph Marix | |
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| Born | April 24, 1848 Saxony |
| Died | June 11, 1919 (aged 71) United States |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1868–1919 |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | USS Scorpion |
| Battles / wars | Spanish–American War |
Adolph Marix (April 24, 1848 – June 11, 1919), was a German-born American officer in the United States Navy, who served in the Spanish–American War. The former executive officer of the battleship USS Maine, he served as recorder on the 1898 court of inquiry which investigated the ship's explosion. He eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral. In 1868, he had been the first Jewish graduate from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis.