Complex sentence: William Charles Linnaeus Martin was the son of William Martin who had published early colour books on the fossils of Derbyshire, and who named his son Linnaeus in honour of his interest in the classification of living things.
Split into simpler sentences: William Charles Linnaeus Martin was the son of William Martin who had published early colour books on the fossils of Derbyshire. He named his son Linnaeus in honour of his interest in the classification of living things.