Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge. He did not specify a cause of death.

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.

Musician and satirist Tom Lehrer stuck his alma mater into his music. Here's all the times he was singing about Harvard.

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American satirist Tom Lehrer passed away at 97. He was famous for his darkly comic songs. Lehrer gained recognition in the ...

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

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Tom Lehrer, the sardonic singer-songwriter and mathematician who shaped 1950s and ‘60s musical satire, died at 97 on July 26, ...