Complex sentence: Benjamin Kaplan (April 11,1911--August 18,2010) was an American copyright scholar and jurist, and as "one of the principal architects" of the Nuremberg trials.
Split into simpler sentences: Benjamin Kaplan (April 11,1911--August 18,2010) was an American copyright scholar and jurist. He was notable as "one of the principal architects" of the Nuremberg trials.