Mugo Gatheru

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Reuel John Mugo Gatheru
Born	Mugo Son of Gatheru 21 August 1925 Kenya
Died	27 December 2011 Sacramento
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	St Joseph's Collegiate Junior College Roosevelt University Bethune-Cookman College Lincoln University New York University
Genre	Autobiography non-fiction

Reuel John Mugo Gatheru (21 August 1925 – 27 November 2011) was a Kenyan writer known for his 1964 memoir, Child of Two Worlds, which describes his early life in Kenya and his education abroad.

Mugo later became a history professor at California State University, Sacramento, where he taught from 1968 until 2002. He later authored a book on Kenyan history and another on Kikuyu folklore.