There was such a story ( http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966679.html ), but ...

		jeroen on June 26, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask cperciva: Are great mathematicians born or mad... There was such a story ( http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966679.html ), but the guy was "an accomplished mathematician" before becoming a security guard.