Adolph Marix
Military Person
1848 – 1919
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Who was Adolph Marix?
Adolph Marix, 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.
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- Born
- Apr 24, 1848
Saxony - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Jun 11, 1919
United States of America - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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