Given a sentence in Tagalog language, translate the sentence to English language keeping the meaning of the original sentence intact.

Example input: Tagalog sentence: Si Roger Federer ang unang manlalaro na nanalo ng 20 Grand Slams
Example output: Roger Federer was the first player to win 20 Grand Slams
Example explanation: The output is an exact translation of the Tagalog sentence and its meaning remains the same.
Q: Tagalog sentence: Sa 1913, habang sa Johns Hopkins University, siya ay iginawad ng isang Ph.D. Sa oras na ito siya ay isang lubhang tanyag dalub-agbilang na may higit sa 60 mga pahayagan sa kanyang pangalan, ang ilang mga pinakamahalaga.
A:
In 1913, while at Johns Hopkins University, he was awarded a Ph.D. At this time he was an extremely eminent mathematician with over 60 publications to his name, some of great importance.