Dravyaparīkṣā is composed by Thakkur Pheru or Ācārya Nemichandra
Dravyaparīkṣā is composed by Thakkur (Thakkura) Pheru, not by Ācārya Nemichandra.
- Thakkur Pheru was a Jain scholar and an expert in practical sciences like gemology, architecture, astrology, and especially assay and money-exchange. His work Dravyaparīkṣā is a technical text about testing metals and currency.
- Ācārya Nemichandra (Siddhānta Chakravartī) did not write Dravyaparīkṣā. He is the author of Dravyasaṃgraha, Gommatasāra, Trilokasāra, Labdhisāra, etc.
So:
- Dravyaparīkṣā → Thakkur Pheru
- Dravyasaṃgraha → Ācārya Nemichandra