Adolph Marix

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Adolph Marix
BornApril 24, 1848
Saxony
DiedJune 11, 1919 (aged 71)
United States
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1868–1919
RankVice admiral
Commands heldUSS Scorpion
Battles/warsSpanish–American War

Adolph Marix (April 24, 1848 – June 11, 1919), was a German-born American officer in the

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.

Early life and career

Born in the Kingdom of Saxony in 1848, Marix immigrated as a boy with his family to the United States. In 1864, he entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, graduating in 1868. He was the first Jewish graduate of the Naval Academy.

In 1869 he was promoted to the rank of

South Atlantic Squadron.[1]

From 1883 to 1886 he served on the Asiatic station, after which he was assigned to special service in the

Judge Advocate General's office. In connection with his duties in this department, he was sent to Australia (1888). On his return (1889), he was assigned to the recently re-commissioned training-ship USS Jamestown, from which he (1892) was transferred to the Hydrographic Office in New York City
.

USS Maine

Wreckage of the Maine, 1898
The Scorpion

In 1893 he was promoted to

USS Maine, on which he served until January 1898, when it was damaged in an explosion. He took command of the USS Scorpion
. He served as recorder of the Maine court of inquiry. In March 1899, he was promoted to the rank of commander.

By act of Congress, Commander Marix was advanced two numbers for "eminent and conspicuous conduct" in battle during two engagements at Manzanillo. The actions were, the Second Battle of Manzanillo and the Third Battle of Manzanillo, during the Spanish–American War. For his actions, he was promoted to vice admiral.

In 1896 Marix married actress Grace Filkins.[2]

He died on June 11, 1919, in the U.S.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8078-3047-5
    .
  2. ^ "The Captain of the Scorpion" Munsey's Magazine (August 1898): 760.

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Marix, Adolph". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

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