Complex sentence: Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée, b. in Versailles, 25 November, 1712; d. in Paris, 23 December, 1789 was a philanthropic Jansenist priest in 18th century France who has become known as the' father of the deaf'.
Split into simpler sentences: Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Epée, b. in Versailles, 25 November, 1712; d. in Paris, 23 December, 1789. The Abbé de l'Epée was a philanthropic Jansenist priest from 18th century France who has become known as the'father of the deaf'.