Complex sentence: Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler (March 3,1792-July 8,1854), German writer on church history, born at Petershagen, near Minden, where his father, Georg Christof Friedrich, was preacher.
Split into simpler sentences: Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler (March 3,1792-July 8,1854), was a German church historian. He was born at Petershagen, near Minden, where his father, Georg Christof Friedrich, was preacher.