- Born on April 18, 1891 in Ghent
- Deceased on August 5, 1957 in Nogent-le-Rotrou, at the age of 66 years
Parents
- Dorsan Goethals (1865 - 1946), comte Goethals
- Marguerite de Potter d'Indoye (1868 - 1939)
Family
- Married on April 16, 1926 in Paris, with Jeanne Guillier de Souancé (1897 - 1948)
- Married on November 22, 1951 in Paris, at 7e, with Marie Isabelle Gaëtana Florence Fayne (1895 - 1973)