William C. Dement

Actor

Born: July 29, 1928 (91 years old)

Died: June 17, 2020

Place of birth: Wenatchee, Washington, USA

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.

Filmography (3)