Complex sentence: John Wilson (May 18,1785-1854), Scottish writer, the Christopher North of "Blackwood's Magazine", was born at Paisley, the son of a wealthy gauze manufacturer who died when John was eleven years old.
Split into simpler sentences: John Wilson (May 18,1785-1854) was a Scottish writer, the Christopher North of "Blackwood's Magazine". He was born at Paisley, the son of a wealthy gauze manufacturer who died when John was eleven years old.