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

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

Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely ...

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

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

Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who came to fame with songs addressing topical events in the '50s and '60s, has ...

The legendary satirist who rose to fame in the ’50s and ’60s with darkly funny songs about war, politics, and society has ...

Like so many comedians, Lehrer got his start by going to Harvard. He wrote and recorded his first song, “Fight Fiercely ...

Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — ...

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 mathematician-turned-musician wrote songs that, decades later, still make readers laugh.

Tom Lehrer died on Saturday, aged 97. His album That Was the Year That Was records a live performance, including his ...