Complex sentence: George Julius Poulett Scrope (March 10,1797--January 19,1876), English geologist and political economist, was the second son of J Poulett Thompson of Waverley Abbey, Surrey.
Split into simpler sentences: George Julius Poulett Scrope (10 March 1797--19 January 1876) was an English geologist and political economist. He was the second son of J. Poulett Thompson of Waverley Abbey, Surrey.