Complex sentence: Francis, Baron Dhanis (1861--1909) was a Belgian civil servant born in London in 1861 and passed the first fourteen years of his life at Greenock, where he received his early education.
Split into simpler sentences: Francis, Baron Dhanis (1861--1909) was a Belgian civil servant born in London in 1861. He spent the first fourteen years of his life at Greenock, where he received his early education.