Tom Lehrer

American musician and mathematician (1928–2025)
Person human Q369724
Tom Lehrer
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Tom Lehrer

Summary

Tom Lehrer is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on April 9, 1928[3]. He died in Cambridge[4]. He died on July 26, 2025[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[6], pianist[7], mathematician[8], singer[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,723 views/month, #5,723 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Tom Lehrer was born in New York City[2].
  • Tom Lehrer died in Cambridge[4].
  • Tom Lehrer was born on April 9, 1928[3].
  • Tom Lehrer died on July 26, 2025[5].
  • Tom Lehrer held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Tom Lehrer worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • Tom Lehrer worked as a pianist[7].
  • Tom Lehrer's professions included mathematician[8].
  • Tom Lehrer worked as a singer[9].
  • Tom Lehrer worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Tom Lehrer worked as a lyricist[13].
  • Tom Lehrer's field of work was mathematics[14].
  • Tom Lehrer's field of work was music[15].
  • Tom Lehrer's field of work was singing[16].
  • Tom Lehrer's field of work was music composition[17].
  • Tom Lehrer's field of work was satirical song[18].
  • Tom Lehrer's field of work was musical theater[19].
  • Tom Lehrer was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[20].
  • Among Tom Lehrer's employers was Wellesley College[21].
  • Among Tom Lehrer's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz[22].
  • Tom Lehrer was employed by Harvard University[23].
  • Among Tom Lehrer's employers was Los Alamos National Laboratory[24].
  • Tom Lehrer was educated at Harvard University[25].
  • Tom Lehrer's education included a stint at Harvard University[26].
  • Tom Lehrer was educated at Harvard College[27].

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Origins and Family

Tom Lehrer was born in New York City[2]. He was born on April 9, 1928[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[25], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Harvard College[27], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34]; Loomis Chaffee School[35], a university-preparatory school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1914[38]; Horace Mann School[39], a university-preparatory school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1887[42]; and Columbia University[43], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1754[46], headquartered in Manhattan[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], pianist[7], mathematician[8], singer[9], university teacher[10], and lyricist[13]. Fields of work include mathematics[14], an academic discipline[48]; music[15], a type of arts[49]; singing[16], a type of activity[50]; music composition[17], an academic discipline[51]; satirical song[18], a song type[52]; and musical theater[19], a music genre[53]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[20], a university[54], in United States[55], founded in 1861[56], headquartered in Cambridge[57]; Wellesley College[21], a university[58], in United States[59], founded in 1870[60]; University of California, Santa Cruz[22], a campus[61], in United States[62], founded in 1965[63]; Harvard University[23], a private university[64], in United States[65], founded in 1636[66], headquartered in Cambridge[67]; and Los Alamos National Laboratory[24], an United States national laboratory[68], in United States[69], founded in 1943[70], headquartered in Los Alamos[71].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tom Lehrer is National Brotherhood Week[72].

Personal Life

Tom Lehrer's religion is recorded as atheism[73].

Death and Burial

Tom Lehrer died on July 26, 2025[5]. He died in Cambridge[4].

Why It Matters

Tom Lehrer ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,723 views/month, #5,723 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]

FAQs

Where was Tom Lehrer born?

Born in New York City[2], Tom Lehrer…

Where did Tom Lehrer die?

Tom Lehrer passed away in Cambridge[4].

What did Tom Lehrer do for work?

Tom Lehrer worked as singer-songwriter[6], pianist[7], mathematician[8], singer[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Tom Lehrer go to school?

Tom Lehrer was educated at Harvard University[25], Harvard University[26], Harvard College[27], and Loomis Chaffee School[35].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [74] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [75] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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