Complex sentence: He was also the father of clergyman Pierre Cureau de la Chambre (1640--1693), and in 1991 astronomer Eric Walter Elst named the asteroid "(7126) Cureau" after Marin Cureau de la Chambre.
Split into simpler sentences: He was also the father of clergyman Pierre Cureau de la Chambre (1640--1693). In 1991 astronomer Eric Walter Elst named the asteroid 7126 Cureau after Marin Cureau de la Chambre.