Complex sentence: William Austin (1754--1793), a physician of extensive practice, and author of a treatise on the stone, was born at Wotton-under-Edge, in Gloucestershire, 28 December 1754.
Split into simpler sentences: William Austin (1754--1793) was a physician of extensive practice and an author of a treatise on the stone. He was born at Wotton-under-Edge, in Gloucestershire, 28 December 1754.