Complex sentence: Johann Christian Gottlieb Ernesti (1756--June 5,1802), German classical scholar, was born at Arnstadt, Thuringia, and studied under his uncle, Johann August Ernesti, at Leipzig University.
Split into simpler sentences: Johann Christian Gottlieb Ernesti (1756--June 5,1802), was German classical scholar. He was born at Arnstadt, Thuringia, and studied under his uncle, Johann August Ernesti, at Leipzig University.