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The Profile of Cometan
Name
Birth name: Brandon Reece Taylor
Now known as: Dr Brandon Reece Taylorian
Mononym: Cometan (also spelt as Kometan)
Life facts
Date of birth: 1st July 1998
Place of birth: Sharoe Green Hospital, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Ethnicity: English
Present Institutional positions
Founder and Padron Incumbent of the Astronist Institution
Director and Editor at The Jesse Millette Company
Founder of The Astronic Society
Editor at Journal of Astronist Studies
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Lancashire, 2021 – 2025
Master's Degree with Distinction in Religion, Culture and Society, University of Central Lancashire, 2019 - 2020 (Link to certificate | Link to transcript)
1st Class Honours Bachelor's Degree in Business and Marketing, University of Central Lancashire, 2016 – 2019 (Link to certificate | Link to transcript)
Dean's List placement, awarded by Executive Dean Chris Pyke
CMPR Divisional Prize for Best Project, awarded by Caroline Holliday
3 A Levels in English Literature, English Language, and Media Studies, Cardinal Newman College, 2014 – 2016
9 GCSE's in Mathematics, Science, Additional Science, English Literature, English Language, Religious Studies, German, History, and Geography, Brownedge St Mary's Roman Catholic High School, 2009 – 2014
Grade 1 - 5 Music Theory, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 2009 – 2018
Grade 1 - 5 Practical Piano, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 2009 – 2018
non-Institutional affiliations
Royal Institute of Philosophy
United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
Religious Freedom Institute
Social media profiles
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CometanOfficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CometanOfficial
Instagram: www.instagram.com/CometanOfficial
YouTube: www.youtube.com/Cometan