Complex sentence: Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (alternatively transliterated as Dahl;; November 10,1801--September 22,1872) was one of the greatest Russian-language lexicographers and a founding member of the Russian Geographical Society.
Split into simpler sentences: Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (alternatively transliterated as Dahl;; November 10,1801--September 22,1872) was one of the greatest Russian language lexicographers. He was a founding member of the Russian Geographical Society.