Typeface anatomy

Well, Wikipedia normally lets you click on an image to go to its details page, and there's a section for credit.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anatomy_of_devangari_font.png

Source Own work
Author JMF

It's apparently one John Maynard Friedman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JMF/me

EDIT: Not his real name, though:

My user-name for many years has been user:John Maynard Friedman, which is a twist on an occasional urban myth about my home city, Milton Keynes. Despite the myth, MK is not named after Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes. The name is centuries old and comes from that of an ancient village, now part of the new city. Though it could be that JMK is descended from the de Cahaignes, the Anglo-Norman family who once owned these parts.

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That’s a beautiful diagram. Kudos to whomever designed it.
- Well, Wikipedia normally lets you click on an image to go to its details page, and there's a section for credit.
  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anatomy_of_devangari_font.png
  Source Own work
  Author JMF
  It's apparently one John Maynard Friedman.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JMF/me
  EDIT: Not his real name, though:
  My user-name for many years has been user:John Maynard Friedman, which is a twist on an occasional urban myth about my home city, Milton Keynes. Despite the myth, MK is not named after Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes. The name is centuries old and comes from that of an ancient village, now part of the new city. Though it could be that JMK is descended from the de Cahaignes, the Anglo-Norman family who once owned these parts.
This type of esoterica is why I shop here.
“Type” I said.