Complex sentence: Walter Burkert (born Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, 2 February 1931), a scholar of Greek mythology and cult, is an emeritus professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and also has taught in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: Walter Burkert (born 2 February 1931) is a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult. An emeritus professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he also has taught in the United Kingdom and the United States.