Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Georg Michaelis ( September 8 , 1857 â `` July 24 , 1936 ) became the first Chancellor of Germany with a non-noble background .
Simplified: Georg Michaelis ( 8 September 1857 â `` 24 July 24 1936 ) became the first Chancellor of Germany with a non-noble background .