Complex sentence: Ernst Benjamin Salomo Raupach (May 21,1784-March 18,1852), German dramatist, was born at Straupitz, near Liegnitz in Silesia, a son of the village pastor.
Split into simpler sentences: Ernst Benjamin Salomo Raupach (May 21,1784--March 18,1852) was a German dramatist. He was born at Straupitz, near Liegnitz in Silesia, a son of the village pastor.