Adolph Marix

Adolph Marix
Born	April 24, 1848 Saxony
Died	June 11, 1919 (aged 71) United States
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1868–1919
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	USS Scorpion
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Second Battle of Manzanillo Third Battle of Manzanillo

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.