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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tom Lehrer, the celebrated satirist, mathematician, and songwriter known for his witty and urbane commentary on American ...

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

The great comedic songwriter and performer Tom Lehrer passed away at 97 yesterday, outliving one of the writers credited with penning the “advance” obituary that The New York Times had been holding ...