Complex sentence: Liu E (18 October 1857--23 August 1909), courtesy name "Tieyun" (T'ieh-yün) (鐵雲), was a Chinese scholar, entrepreneur, and writer.
Split into simpler sentences: Liu E (18 October 1857--23 August 1909), his courtesy name was "Tieyun" (T'ieh-yün) 鐵雲. He was a Chinese scholar, entrepreneur, and writer.