Complex sentence: Karl Hillebrand (September 17,1829-October 19,1884), German author, was born at Gießen, his father Joseph Hillebrand (1788-1871) being a literary historian and writer on philosophic subjects.
Split into simpler sentences: Karl Hillebrand (September 17,1829-October 19,1884) was a German author. He was born at Gießen, the son of Joseph Hillebrand, a literary historian and writer on philosophic subjects.