Complex sentence: Christian August Brandis (February 13,1790--July 21,1867), German philologist and historian of philosophy, was born at Hildesheim and educated at Kiel University.
Split into simpler sentences: Christian August Brandis (February 13,1790--July 21,1867) was a German philologist and historian of philosophy. Brandis was born at Hildesheim and educated at Kiel University.