Complex sentence: A noted classical scholar, proficient in Latin and Greek as well as known for his devotion to books, Wythe initially taught students on a near-individual apprenticeship basis, especially after his wife's death in 1787, some boarded at his home.
Split into simpler sentences: A noted classical scholar, proficient in Latin and Greek as well as known for his devotion to books, Wythe initially taught students on a near-individual apprenticeship basis. Epecially after his wife's death in 1787, some boarded at his home.