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 mathematician[6], singer[7], university teacher[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,728 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 mathematician[6].
- Tom Lehrer worked as a singer[7].
- Tom Lehrer's professions included university teacher[8].
- Tom Lehrer worked as a lyricist[9].
- Tom Lehrer worked as a songwriter[10].
- Tom Lehrer worked as a satirist[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].
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[28]
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Country: US[29]
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Began / founded: 1928-04-09[30]
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Ended / dissolved: 2025-07-26[31]
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Genre(s): comedy[32]
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Community tags: comedy, satire[33]
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MusicBrainz ID: 359363a8-1dc7-40c9-9337-f5aa507000b6[34]
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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[35], in United States[36], founded in 1636[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]; Harvard College[27], a college[39], in United States[40], founded in 1636[41]; Loomis Chaffee School[42], a university-preparatory school[43], in United States[44], founded in 1914[45]; Horace Mann School[46], a university-preparatory school[47], in United States[48], founded in 1887[49]; and Columbia University[50], a private university[51], in United States[52], founded in 1754[53], headquartered in Manhattan[54].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], singer[7], university teacher[8], lyricist[9], songwriter[10], and satirist[13]. Fields of work include mathematics[14], an academic discipline[55]; music[15], a type of arts[56]; singing[16], a type of activity[57]; music composition[17], an academic discipline[58]; satirical song[18], a song type[59]; and musical theater[19], a music genre[60]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[20], a university[61], in United States[62], founded in 1861[63], headquartered in Cambridge[64]; Wellesley College[21], a university[65], in United States[66], founded in 1870[67]; University of California, Santa Cruz[22], a campus[68], in United States[69], founded in 1965[70]; Harvard University[23], a private university[71], in United States[72], founded in 1636[73], headquartered in Cambridge[74]; and Los Alamos National Laboratory[24], an United States national laboratory[75], in United States[76], founded in 1943[77], headquartered in Los Alamos[78].
Works and Contributions
A notable work attributed to Tom Lehrer is National Brotherhood Week[79].
Personal Life
Tom Lehrer's religion is recorded as atheism[80].
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 (18,728 views/month, #5,723 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[81] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[82]
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 mathematician[6], singer[7], university teacher[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[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[42].