Complex sentence: Thomas Dempster (1579-September 6,1625), Scottish scholar and historian, was born at Cliftbog, Aberdeenshire, the son of Thomas Dempster of Muresk, Auchterless and Killesmont, sheriff of Banff and Buchan.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Dempster (1579-September 6,1625) was a Scottish scholar and historian. He was born at Cliftbog, Aberdeenshire, the son of Thomas Dempster of Muresk, Auchterless and Killesmont, sheriff of Banff and Buchan.