Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Francisco JosÃ Ayala ( born March 12 , 1934 in Madrid , Spain ) is a Spanish American biologist and philosopher at the University of California , Irvine .
Simplified: Francisco JosÃ Ayala was born March 12 , 1934 in Madrid , Spain . He is a Spanish American biologist and philosopher at the University of California , Irvine .