Complex sentence: Elihu Burritt (December 8,1810--March 6,1879) was an American philanthropist and social activist born in the town of New Britain, Connecticut in 1810.
Split into simpler sentences: Elihu Burritt (December 8,1810--March 6,1879) was an American philanthropist and social activist. He was born December 8,1810, in the town of New Britain, Connecticut in 1810.