Complex sentence: Jacques Basnages De Beauval (1653-September 23,1723) was a celebrated Protestant divine, born at Rouen; distinguished as a linguist and man of affairs; wrote a "History of the Reformed Churches" and on "Jewish Antiquities".
Split into simpler sentences: Jacques Basnages De Beauval (1653-September 23,1723) was a celebrated Protestant divine, born at Rouen; distinguished as a linguist and man of affairs. He wrote a "History of the Reformed Churches" and on "Jewish Antiquities".