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William C. Dement
- Born
- 29 July 1928 (91 years old)
- Passed away
- 17 June 2020
- Place of birth
- Wenatchee, Washington, USA
- Gender
- Male
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.
