Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan
https://www.quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/
Born poor in colonial India and dead at 32, Ramanujan had fantastical, out-of-nowhere visions that continue to shape the field today
His wikipedia article is a pretty good read. Had no idea he was so religious.