George Washington Goethals
United States Army officer and civil engineer
Died when: 69 years 206 days (834 months)Star Sign: Cancer
George Washington Goethals (/'go???lz/ GOH-th?lz June 29, 1858 – January 21, 1928) was a United States Army General and civil engineer, best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal.
He was the State Engineer of New Jersey and the Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army.
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