Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: FranÃ ois-Auguste-Ren Ã Rodin ( 12 November 1840 â `` 17 November 1917 ) , known as Auguste Rodin ( oÊ Ë É uË st roÊ Ë dÃ n ) French pronunciation ) , was a French sculptor .
Simplified: Auguste Rodin ( born FranÃ ois-Auguste-Ren Ã Rodin ; 12 November 1840 â `` 17 November 1917 ) was a French sculptor .