Complex sentence: He first attended Waseda University for the stated purpose of studying medicine, an interest in French Catholic authors precipitated a visit to the University of Lyon beginning in 1950, and he has lectured at at least two Tokyo universities.
Split into simpler sentences: He first attended Waseda University for the stated purpose of studying medicine. An interest in French Catholic authors precipitated a visit to the University of Lyon beginning in 1950, and he has lectured at at least two Tokyo universities.