Complex sentence: Bentham was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1859, elected FRS in 1862, and appointed CMG (Companion of St Michael & St George) in 1878.
Split into simpler sentences: Bentham was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1859 and elected a Fellow in 1862. He was appointed CMG (Companion of St Michael & St George) in 1878.