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William C. Dement
- Born
- Jul 29, 1928 · Aged 91
- Died
- Jun 17, 2020
- Place of birth
- Wenatchee, Washington, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 3
- TV credits
- 0
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.
