Complex sentence: Simon Grynaeus (1493--1 August 1541), German scholar and theologian of the Reformation, son of Jacob Gryner, a Swabian peasant, was born at Veringendorf, in Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Split into simpler sentences: Simon Grynaeus (1493--1 August 1541), German scholar and theologian of the Reformation. He was the son of Jacob Gryner, a Swabian peasant, and was born at Veringendorf, in Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.