Complex sentence: Goldfuss was born at Thurnau near Bayreuth, was educated at Erlangen, where he graduated Ph.D. in 1804 and became professor of zoology in 1818.
Split into simpler sentences: Goldfuss was born at Thurnau near Bayreuth. He was educated at Erlangen, where he graduated Ph.D. in 1804 and became professor of zoology in 1818.