Complex sentence: Robert Smith Candlish (March 23,1806--October 19,1873), Scottish divine, was born at Edinburgh, and spent his early years in Glasgow, where he graduated in 1823.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Smith Candlish (March 23,1806--October 19,1873) was a Scottish minister. He was born at Edinburgh, and spent his early years in Glasgow, where he graduated in 1823.