His chicken is fabulous, but who is he? Why is this dish named for him?
The chinese equivalent of Colonel Sanders, of course.
LMFAO!!!
Good question. I’ve always wondered. Your post promted me to google.
This is what I found.
One of my local Chinese restaurants doesn’t know, either. They usually have it labelled “Generic Chicken” on the buffet.
Eve asked this same question at a restaurant once.
Further reading reveals that the archives are your friend.
I should have googled first… 
The more important question, still to be answered, is why he crossed the road.
That’s easy. Generao Tso and his chicken crossed the road to get to the won ton soup.
Ah General Tso. His ruthlessness was only equalled by his recipe for chicken.
And here I thought you were asking a mainframe question. I’m such a dork.