Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
3
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-07-29
Day of Death
2020-06-17 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Wenatchee, Washington, USA
Also Known As
William C. Dement
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.
