William C. Dement
Birth date
July 29, 1928
Death date
June 17, 2020
Place of birth
Wenatchee, Washington, USA
Profession
Acting
Age
91 years
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Biography
William Charles Dement was a pioneering US sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field, he is sometimes referred to as the father of sleep medicine.
