Complex sentence: Between 1887 and 1896 he attended the universities of Dorpat, Berlin, and Strassburg, afterward he traveled extensively in Asia (especially China) and Africa, and in 1903-06 he was Royal Commissioner to southwest Africa.
Split into simpler sentences: Between 1887 and 1896 he attended the universities of Dorpat, Berlin, and Strasbourg. He traveled extensively in Asia (especially China) and Africa, and in 1903-06 he was Royal Commissioner to southwest Africa.