Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: He has attended many colleges including the Putney school , Guilford College , Earlham College , and Harvard University .
Simplified: Benfey was born in Merion , Pennsylvania but spent most of his childhood in Richmond , Indiana and attended The Putney School . He began his undergraduate studies at Earlham College , where his father was a professor in the Chemistry department , and completed his B.A. at Guilford College .