Complex sentence: Frederic William Maitland FBA (28 May 1850--19 December 1906) was an English historian and lawyer who is generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history.
Split into simpler sentences: Frederic William Maitland FBA (28 May 1850--19 December 1906) was an English historian and lawyer. He is generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history.