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1. Robert Ballard (ca. 1572 or 1575, probably in Paris – after 1650) was a prominent French lutenist and composer. His father, Robert Ballard Senior (ca. 1527-1588) was the head of the well-known music publishers, "Le Roy and Ballard", founded in 1551 with cousin Adrian Le Roy (a notable virtuoso lutenist and composer of the period). From 1612 he entered the service of the French Regent, Maria de Medici, and was tutor to the young King Louis XIII, becoming a lutenist and composer (musicien ordin
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Participant in
- 1988 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Australia
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- date of birth
- 1964-09-25
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