Complex sentence: Andrew R. L. Cayton (May 9,1954-December 17,2015) was a scholar of early American history who in 2015 was appointed Warner Woodring Chair in History at the Ohio State University.
Split into simpler sentences: Andrew R. L. Cayton (May 9,1954-December 17,2015) was a scholar of early American history. In 2015 he was appointed Warner Woodring Chair in History at the Ohio State University.