Original: He obtained several degrees ( including an B.A. from George Washington University , Harvard University , and a Ph.D. from Princeton University ) and became so Westernized that he began writing his name in the Western manner , with the personal name preceding the family name .
Simplified: He obtained several degrees , including a Ph.D. from Princeton University . He became so like an American that he began writing his name in the Western manner , with the personal name before the family name .