Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: George John Scipio Africanus ( 1763 â '' 1834 ) was a West African slave who became a successful bussinessman in Nottingham , England .
Simplified: George John Scipio Africanus ( c. 1763 â `` 1834 ) was a West African negro slave who became a successful entrepreneur in Nottingham .