Complex sentence: Jules Marcou (April 20,1824-April 17,1898), an eminent Swiss-American geologist, was born at Salins, in the "départment" of Jura, in France.
Split into simpler sentences: Jules Marcou (April 20,1824-April 17,1898) was an eminent Swiss-American geologist. He was born at Salins, in the "département" of Jura, in France.