Complex sentence: Born a pastor's son in Langenchursdorf in the Kingdom of Saxony (part of modern-day Germany), Walther enrolled at the University of Leipzig to study theology In October of 1829.
Split into simpler sentences: Born a pastor's son in Langenchursdorf in the Kingdom of Saxony (part of modern-day Germany). He enrolled at the University of Leipzig to study theology In October of 1829.