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Tom Lehrer obituary

Singer, songwriter and satirist who eschewed the limelight to return to teaching mathematics

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domenica 27 luglio 2025·nytimes.com
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.
domenica 27 luglio 2025·bbc.com
American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

lunedì 28 luglio 2025·

theguardian.com

Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97

A child prodigy in mathematics who graduated Harvard at just 19, his darkly prophetic and cynical show tunes won him a cult following in the 50s and 60s

lunedì 28 luglio 2025·

huffpost.com

Tom Lehrer, Song Satirist And Mathematician, Dies At 97

Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

lunedì 28 luglio 2025·

thehindu.com

Tom Lehrer, musical satirist and math prodigy, dead at 97

Tom Lehrer death: Tom Lehrer, influential musical satirist of the 1950s and 1960s, dies at 97, leaving a lasting legacy.

lunedì 28 luglio 2025·

faz.net

Zum Tod des Satireballadensängers Tom Lehrer

Von wegen: Der Mathematiker Tom Lehrer wurde zwar eher nebenbei Sänger, prägte aber mit seinen bösen Songs eine Ära der satirischen Ballade und inspirierte das Kabarett. Nun ist…

lunedì 28 luglio 2025·

telegraph.co.uk

Tom Lehrer shut up far too early

For more than half a century, fans have been lamenting the now late satirist’s long silence – so why did he stop singing?

martedì 29 luglio 2025·

theguardian.com

‘I’m hoping to be the world’s youngest dirty old man’: the wit of Tom Lehrer, by those who knew him

The musical satirist, who has died aged 97, was famously sharp and funny – but his contemporaries also remember his generosity and humility

martedì 29 luglio 2025·

theguardian.com