Complex sentence: Ting used his position in Jiangsu to purchase books from destitute Chinese for cataloguing, later writing a more complete catalogue from his home, and inspiring a third by the commissioner of education, Chiang Piao.
Split into simpler sentences: Ting used his position in Jiangsu to purchase books from destitute Chinese for cataloguing, later writing a more complete catalogue from his home. The third catalogue would be spearheaded by the commissioner of education, Chiang Piao.