A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.

Tom Lehrer, the mathematician and satirist known for his witty songs that shaped music and culture in the 1950s and 1960s, ...

Tom Lehrer, the Harvard-educated mathematician whose brief side gig as one of America’s favorite satirical composers captured ...

Tom Lehrer, a mathematician and satirist whose musical influence peaked in the 1950s and ’60s with his topical songs, died on ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other ...

The influential comic stylist and mathematician rose to fame lampooning mainstream American mores in the 1950s and 1960s, ...

American musician and satirist Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97, according to US media reports. Lehrer, a Harvard-trained ...

Tom Lehrer, the beloved satirical songwriter and esteemed math professor, has passed away at 97. Known for his humorous tunes ...

Tom Lehrer, who has died aged 97, wrote and performed such subversive ditties as Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and The ...

Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.

Songwriter and professor also penned the line 'The Protestants hate the Catholics, And the Catholics hate the Protestants, ...

Tom Lehrer's sharp wit and dark humor left an indelible mark on a generation. His songs, filled with biting satire, continue ...