Allan Hobson

John Allan Hobson
Hobson in 2016
Born(1933-06-03)June 3, 1933
DiedJuly 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 88)
Alma materWesleyan University, Harvard Medical School
Known forResearch on rapid eye movement sleep, activation-synthesis hypothesis
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry and dream research

John Allan Hobson (June 3, 1933 – July 7, 2021) was an American psychiatrist and dream researcher. He was known for his research on rapid eye movement sleep. He was Professor of Psychiatry, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.