Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh (1 July 1879 – 8 May 1916) was a British Merchant Navy officer and Antarctic explorer who was a member of two of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditions: the Nimrod Expedition and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition . He was second officer on Nimrod, later transferring to the shore party, but his involvement with the expedition was quickly curtailed when an accident while shifting equipment aboard ship destroyed his right eye.

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  • Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh (1 July 1879 – 8 May 1916) was a British Merchant Navy officer and Antarctic explorer who was a member of two of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditions: the Nimrod Expedition and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition . He was second officer on Nimrod, later transferring to the shore party, but his involvement with the expedition was quickly curtailed when an accident while shifting equipment aboard ship destroyed his right eye. Although he was invalided back to New Zealand, his will and determination had impressed Shackleton. In 1914, Shackleton appointed him to the key position of commander of the Ross Sea party, a depot-laying mission in support of the transcontinental crossing during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The Ross Sea party was dogged with organizational difficulties and misfortunes, which tested Mackintosh up to and beyond the limits of his capacity. In the later stages of the main depot-laying journey on the Great Ice Barrier, he was overcome both physically and mentally, and yielded the effective leadership of the party to his subordinate, Ernest Joyce—but not before he had ensured that all of the required depots had been laid. Close to death from scurvy and exhaustion, he was brought to safety by the combined efforts of Joyce, Ernest Wild and Dick Richards. On recovery, however, he rashly attempted to walk on unsafe pack ice from Hut Point to the party’s main base at Cape Evans, a distance of 13 miles (21 km), and disappeared during a blizzard, together with a companion, Victor Hayward. Due to lack of groundwork in Australia, and financial restrictions imposed by Shackleton, the Ross Sea venture began late and in a state of some confusion which, fairly or otherwise, reflected on Mackintosh's perceived leadership capabilities. He apparently lacked the skills for dealing with the public or the press, while his traditional, hierarchical style of command and aloof manner failed to establish good relations with most of his men. Chroniclers have further described him as "haphazard", and as "erratic and accident-prone". On the other hand he has been acknowledged by Lord Shackleton, the explorer's son, as one of the heroes of the expedition, together with Joyce and Richards. Shackleton himself wrote of Mackintosh’s iron will, adding that he had "died for his country as surely as any who gave up their lives on the fields of France or Flanders". (en)
  • Nato a Tirhut (India) da genitori britannici, studia nel Regno Unito e trova lavoro nella marina mercantile. Nel 1907 viene scelto da Ernest Shackleton come secondo ufficiale della Nimrod per l'omonima spedizione antartica. Arrivato sul continente perde un occhio in un incidente ed è costretto a tornare in Nuova Zelanda. Dopo la missione partecipa ad una infruttuosa caccia all'oro nei Carpazi e poi trascorre tre mesi alle isole Cocos alla ricerca di un tesoro spagnolo. Nel 1914 viene scelto di nuovo da Shackleton per far parte della spedizione Endurance. In particolare a Mackintosh viene assegnata la guida del gruppo del mare di Ross che ha il compito di allestire alcuni depositi di provviste che dovranno essere utilizzati da Shackleton proveniente dall'altro lato dell'Antartide. Sfinito dalle pessime condizioni meteo rischia di morire nel viaggio di ritorno lungo la barriera di Ross. Aiutato dai compagni, scompare con Victor Hayward nel tratto di mare tra Hut Point e capo Evans l'8 maggio 1916 (it)
  • Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh (* 1. Juli 1879; † 8. Mai 1916) war ein britischer Seemann und Forscher. Er war Mitglied zweier Antarktisexpeditionen Sir Ernest Shackletons: Der Nimrod-Expedition 1907 bis 1909 mit der Nimrod und der Expedition Endurance 1914 bis 1917, auf der er der Kommandant der unterstützenden Ross Sea Party war. Er starb auf dieser Expedition, als er über unsicheres Eis ging. (de)
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  • Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh (1 July 1879 – 8 May 1916) was a British Merchant Navy officer and Antarctic explorer who was a member of two of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditions: the Nimrod Expedition and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition . He was second officer on Nimrod, later transferring to the shore party, but his involvement with the expedition was quickly curtailed when an accident while shifting equipment aboard ship destroyed his right eye. (en)
  • Nato a Tirhut (India) da genitori britannici, studia nel Regno Unito e trova lavoro nella marina mercantile. (it)
  • Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh (* 1. Juli 1879; � 8. Mai 1916) war ein britischer Seemann und Forscher. (de)
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