Complex sentence: Erasmus Alberus (c.1500--1553), German humanist, reformer, and poet, was born in the village of Bruchenbrücken (now part of Friedberg, Hesse) about the year 1500.
Split into simpler sentences: Erasmus Alberus (c.1500--1553), German humanist, reformer, and poet. He was born in the village of Bruchenbrücken (now part of Friedberg, Hesse) about the year 1500.