Complex sentence: Urbain Bouriant (11 April 1849--19 June 1903), the French Egyptologist who discovered the Gospel of Peter is best known from his translation of Al-Maqrizi, published as "Description topographique et historique de l'Egypte," (Paris 1895-1900).
Split into simpler sentences: Urbain Bouriant (11 April 1849--19 June 1903) was a French Egyptologist, who discovered the Gospel of Peter. He is best known from his translation of Al-Maqrizi, published as "Description topographique et historique de l'Egypte," (Paris 1895-1900).