Complex sentence: Ernst Moritz Arndt was a notable German poet born December 26,1769 at Schoritz on the island of Rügen, died January 29,1860 in Bonn.
Split into simpler sentences: Ernst Moritz Arndt was a notable German poet. He was born December 26,1769, at Schoritz on the island of Rügen, died January 29,1860, in Bonn.