Adolph Marix (April 24, 1848 – 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 court of inquiry which investigated the ship's explosion in 1898. He eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral.
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