Complex sentence: Maritz was born in Kimberly and christened Salmon Gerhardus Maritz and also known as Gerrit Maritz, he died in Pretoria on 19 December 1940.
Split into simpler sentences: Maritz was born in Kimberly and christened Salmon Gerhardus Maritz and also known as Gerrit Maritz. He died in Pretoria on 19 December 1940.