Complex sentence: His son was the scholar Walter Starkie known for his travels with the Gypsies and as a Spanish translator, and his eldest daughter was Enid Starkie known for her biographies of French poets.
Split into simpler sentences: His son was the scholar Walter Starkie, known for his books of his travels with the Gypsies and as a Spanish translator. His eldest daughter was Enid Starkie, who was known for her biographies of French poets.