Complex sentence: Ward was born in Princeton, New Jersey on 11 October 1954, the son of Barbara Carnes Ward and John William Ward, a Professor of English and History at Princeton University who later served as President of Amherst College.
Split into simpler sentences: Ward was born in Princeton, New Jersey on 11 October 1954, the son of Barbara Carnes and John William Ward. His father was a professor of english and history at Princeton University who later served as president of Amherst College.