Complex sentence: Born in 1934, Jacob Meyer has devoted his life to the study, language and life setting of the Bible Meyers family came from Germany in 1717, when Johannes Meyer came to inspect the prospects of the New World.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in 1934, Jacob Meyer has devoted his life to the study, language and life setting of the Bible. Meyer's family came from Germany in 1717, when Johannes Meyer came to inspect the prospects of the New World.