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Talented biophysicists, who was at the root of creation of the theory and approach permitted to study structure-function relationship of biological molecules. He had very short, difficult but bright life. He graduated from faculty of Physics of the Baku State University and post-graduated from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Academy Sciences of USSR in Moscow Unusual diligence, bright individuality, persistence in achievement of an formulated aims had allowed him devote himself to study conformational aspects of enzyme-substrate and enzyme-inhibitory interactions. So, his Candidate Thesis was the first scientific work in which all stages of the @-chemotrypsine enzyme fermentation catalysis by the method of theoretical conformational analysis was observed. The author published more than 30 scientific papers during to his short life, Maksumov S.I. tried to improve both the method of theoretical conformational analysis and calculation programs. He had acute mind and thorough knowledges, created around him atmosphere of friendship and mutual understanding, which stimulated work of his colleagues. Outwardly restrained and silent, with unusual humour Maksumov S.I. had a great interest in classic music and the literature and always aimed to learn the essence of the investigated processes. Life of the Maksumov S.I. was broken tragically. He died very young at the age of 33, in 1983. He rescued two drowning girls, but had not any forces to come up… The memory of this bright and creative personality lives in hearts of his friends, colleagues and followers.