Complex sentence: François-Xavier-Joseph Droz (December 31,1773-1850), French writer on ethics and political science, was born at Besançon, where his family had furnished men of considerable mark to the legal profession.
Split into simpler sentences: François-Xavier-Joseph Droz (December 31,1773-1850), was a French writer on ethics and political science. He was born at Besançon, where his family had supplied many notable members of the legal profession.