Complex sentence: Franz Ludwig von Cancrin (1738-1812), German mineralogist and metallurgist, was born on the 21st of February 1738 into a German mining family where he was trained by his father in the science of mining.
Split into simpler sentences: Franz Ludwig von Cancrin (february 21,1738-1812) was a German mineralogist and metallurgist. He was born into a German mining family where he was trained by his father in the science of mining.