Complex sentence: Robert Grosseteste (c.1175--9 October 1253), English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian and Bishop of Lincoln, was born of humble parents at Stradbroke in Suffolk.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Grosseteste (c.1175--9 October 1253), English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born of humble parents at Stradbroke in Suffolk.