Complex sentence: Thomas Anthony Thacher, (January 11,1815-April 7,1886), classicist and college administrator, was born in Hartford, Conn., the son of Peter and Anne (Parks) Thacher.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Anthony Thacher, (January 11,1815-April 7,1886), classicist and college administrator. Thomas A. Thacher was born in Hartford, Conn., the son of Peter and Anne (Parks) Thacher.