Complex sentence: Diederik Johannes Opperman, (1914-1985) one of the best-known Afrikaans poets, was born on 29 September 1914 in Dundee in Natal, where he grew up.
Split into simpler sentences: Diederik Johannes Opperman, (1914-1985) was one of the best-known Afrikaans poets. He was born on 29 September 1914 in Dundee in Natal, where he grew up.