Complex sentence: Marc Lescarbot (c.1570--1641) was a French author, poet and lawyer, best known for his "Histoire de la Nouvelle-France" (1609), based on his expedition to Acadia (1606--1607) and research into French exploration.
Split into simpler sentences: Marc Lescarbot (c.1570--1641) was a French author, poet and lawyer. He is best known for his "Histoire de la Nouvelle-France" (1609), based on his expedition to Acadia (1606--1607) and research into French exploration.