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

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

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

Tom Lehrer, 97, recently passed away on July 26, 2025. The musician built a fan base with hit songs like The Elements.

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

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 ...

Tom Lehrer, the musical satirist whose topical songs saw him influence acts like Weird Al and Randy Newman, passed away on ...

If you’ve ever laughed at a satirical song, whether watching a panel show, a live comedy gig or on Radio 4, there’s a good ...

Tom Lehrer, the renowned Cold War-era musical satirist whose jaunty and grim show tunes inspired generations, has died. Per ...

The greatest mathematician-cum-singer-songwriter of all time Obituary The field of satirists and hit singer-songwriters who ...

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

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