William C. Dement | |
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| Born | William Charles Dement July 29, 1928 Wenatchee, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 2020 (aged 91) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
William Charles Dement (July 29, 1928 – June 17, 2020) was an American sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center at Stanford University. He was 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 in the United States, he is sometimes referred to as the American father of sleep medicine.