It was first described by Lorenz Oken, a German naturalist, in 1816 as "Oryx algazel", but the name was soon replaced by "Oryx dammah" a decade later by Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, a German physician.
It was first described by Lorenz Oken in 1816 as "Oryx algazel". Lorenz Oken was a German naturalist. The name was soon replaced by "Oryx dammah" a decade later by Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar. Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar was a German physician.