Tom Lehrer – born April 9, 1928, in New York City – was a musician, satirist,
and singer-songwriter best known for tracks like “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park”
and a series of humorous original political songs and parodies. Interested in
music at a young age, he learned to play the piano while also attending school,
where he studied to be a mathematician. While attending Harvard College, he
began writing comedy songs to entertain his friends and classmates. After
graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics, he would eventually begin
teaching mathematics at MIT, Harvard, and ...