Complex sentence: William Henry John Slee, FGS, (1836-1907), Australian geologist, mines inspector, mining warden, was born Wilhelm Heinrich Johann Slee on 3 May 1836 at Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, a son of Jacob and Regina Slee.
Split into simpler sentences: William Henry John Slee, FGS, (1836-1907), Australian geologist, mines inspector, mining warden. More usually known as W.H.J. Slee, he was born Wilhelm Heinrich Johann Slee on 3 May 1836 at Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, a son of Jacob and Regina Slee.