Complex sentence: Alexander Khristophofovich Benkendorf (Александр Христофорович Бенкендорф) (1783-1844) was Russian general and statesman; he is best known as Chief of the Corps of Gendarmes.
Split into simpler sentences: Alexander Khristophofovich Benkendorf (Александр Христофорович Бенкендорф) (1783-1844) was a Russian general and statesman. He is best known as Chief of the Corps of Gendarmes.