Complex sentence: Zhang Youyi (1900--1989), (also spelled Chang Yu-I) the first wife of the Chinese poet Xu Zhimo, was famous in her own right as a banker and educator.
Split into simpler sentences: Zhang Youyi (1900--1989) (also spelled Chang Yu-I), was the first wife of the Chinese poet Xu Zhimo. Zhang was famous in her own right as a banker and educator.