Complex sentence: William Nicolson (1655-1727), English divine and antiquary, was educated at Queen's College, Oxford (M.A., 1679; fellow, 1679-1682).
Split into simpler sentences: William Nicolson (1655-1727) was an English divine and antiquary. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford (M.A., 1679; fellow, 1679-1682).