Complex sentence: Pasquier Quesnel (July 14,1634-December 2,1719), French Jansenist theologian, was born in Paris, and, after graduating from the Sorbonne with distinction in 1653, joined the French Oratory in 1657.
Split into simpler sentences: Pasquier Quesnel (July 14,1634-December 2,1719) was a French Jansenist theologian. He was born in Paris, and, after graduating from the Sorbonne with distinction in 1653, he joined the French Oratory in 1657.