What is William C. Dement?
'''William Charles Dement''' (July 29, 1928 – June 17, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] sleep researcher. He was the founder of the Sleep Research Center at [[Stanford University]]. He was a leading psychiatrist on sleep, [[sleep deprivation]] and the diagnosis and treatment of [[sleep disorder]]s such as [[sleep apnea]] and [[narcolepsy]]. Dement was born in [[Wenatchee, Washington]]. He died on June 17, 2020 in [[Stanford, California]] from [[heart disease]] at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncwlife.com/father-of-sleep-medicine-born-in-wenatchee-dies-at-age-90/ |title=‘Father of sleep medicine,’ born in Wenatchee, dies at age 90 |access-date=2020-06-19 |archive-date=2020-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619082706/https://www.ncwlife.com/father-of-sleep-medicine-born-in-wenatchee-dies-at-age-90/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dement, William C.}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American psychiatrists]] [[Category:Medical researchers]] [[Category:Scientists from Washington (state)]] {{US-bio-stub}}