Complex sentence: Washington University was founded as Eliot Seminary on February 22,1853, and received its present name in 1857 at the insistence of its chancellor, William Greenleaf Eliot, as it was chartered on George Washington's birthday.
Split into simpler sentences: Washington University was founded as Eliot Seminary on February 22,1853. It received its present name in 1857 at the insistence of its chancellor, William Greenleaf Eliot, as it was chartered on George Washington's birthday.