Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In order to be a canon at Cambrai , he needed a law degree , which he obtained in 1437 ; he may have studied at University of Turin in 1436 .
Simplified: In order to be a canon at Cambrai , he needed a law degree , which he got in 1437 ; he may have studied at Turin University in 1436 .