Complex sentence: Sir James Knowles (1831-February 13,1908), English architect and editor, was born in London and was educated, with a view to following his father's profession, as an architect at University College and in Italy.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir James Knowles (1831-February 13,1908) was an English architect and editor. He was born in London, the son of an architect, and himself trained as one at University College and in Italy.