Complex sentence: Heinrich Julian Schmidt (March 7,1818--March 27,1886), German journalist and historian of literature, was born in Marienwerder (today Kwidzyn) in East Prussia.
Split into simpler sentences: Heinrich Julian Schmidt (March 7,1818--March 27,1886) was a German journalist and historian of literature. He was born in Marienwerder (today Kwidzyn) in East Prussia.