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Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — ...
Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his ...
Tom Lehrer, the Harvard-educated mathematician whose brief side gig as one of America’s favorite satirical composers captured ...
The mathematician and satirical songwriter was best known for his songs 'The Elements', 'The Masochism Tango' and the Cold ...
Reports about the death of singer-songwriter and satirist Tom Lehrer have surfaced online. He was a Harvard-educated ...
Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.
Lehrer, who died July 26, wrote numerous satirical songs, including "Pollution" and "The Vatican Rag." In the latter half of his life, he also taught math at Harvard and MIT.
The legendary satirist who rose to fame in the ’50s and ’60s with darkly funny songs about war, politics, and society has ...
Tom Lehrer, the Harvard mathematician and satirical songwriter, has died aged 97. Known for sharp wit and classic tracks like ...
American satirist Tom Lehrer passed away at 97. He was famous for his darkly comic songs. Lehrer gained recognition in the ...
Another musical era has come to an end with song satirist Tom Lehrer’s death at the age of 97. The Harvard-trained ...
Musician and satirist Tom Lehrer stuck his alma mater into his music. Here's all the times he was singing about Harvard.