Complex sentence: William Smellie (born Edinburgh, Scotland 1740, died Edinburgh June 24,1795) was a Scottish encyclopedist and naturalist and the editor of the first edition of "Encyclopædia Britannica" (1768-1771).
Split into simpler sentences: William Smellie (born Edinburgh, Scotland 1740, died Edinburgh June 24,1795) was a Scottish encyclopedist and naturalist. He edited the first edition of "Encyclopædia Britannica" (1768-1771).