Musicians · 1928–2020
William C. Dement
American sleep researcher (1928–2020)
- Born
- 1928
Wenatchee - Died
- 17 June 2020
Stanford - Country
- United States
Biography
William C. Dement was a jazz musician. William C. Dement was born in 1928 in Wenatchee and died on 17 June 2020 in Stanford.
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.
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When and where was William C. Dement born?
William C. Dement was born 1928 in Wenatchee.
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