Complex sentence: Somerville was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall exclusively for educating female students, and was named after the pioneering female mathematician, Mary Somerville, who had died a few years before the college's foundation.
Split into simpler sentences: Somerville was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall exclusively for educating female students. It was named in honour of the pioneering female mathematician, Mary Somerville, who had died a few years before the college's foundation.