Sentence 1: Van Hoof was born in Antwerp , was a student of Peter Benoit and was influenced by the works of Paul Gilson .
Sentence 2: Van Hoof , born in Antwerp , was a student of Paul Gilson and was strongly influenced by the works of Peter Benoit .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

Available choices:
(A). no
(B). yes
(A).